It is past two, and we are to dine at five." Mrs.Rushworth submitted; and the question of surveying the grounds, with the who and the how, was likely to be more fully agitated, and Mrs.
Norris was beginning to arrange by what junction of carriages and horses most could be done, when the young people, meeting with an outward door, temptingly open on a flight of steps which led immediately to turf and shrubs, and all the sweets of pleasure-grounds, as by one impulse, one wish for air and liberty, all walked out.
"Suppose we turn down here for the present," said Mrs.Rushworth, civilly taking the hint and following them.

"Here are the greatest number of our plants, and here are the curious pheasants." "Query," said Mr.Crawford, looking round him, "whether we may not find something to employ us here before we go farther?
I see walls of great promise.

Mr.Rushworth, shall we summon a council on this lawn ?" "James," said Mrs.Rushworth to her son, "I believe the wilderness will be new to all the party.

The Miss Bertrams have never seen the wilderness yet." No objection was made, but for some time there seemed no inclination to move in any plan, or to any distance.

All were attracted at first by the plants or the pheasants, and all dispersed about in happy independence.
Mr.Crawford was the first to move forward to examine the capabilities of that end of the house.