You may guess how readily he came into my wishes; and having his approbation, I made my way directly to Miss Bates, to assure her that the carriage would be at her service before it took us home; for I thought it would be making her comfortable at once.

Good soul! she was as grateful as possible, you may be sure.

'Nobody was ever so fortunate as herself!'-- but with many, many thanks--'there was no occasion to trouble us, for Mr.Knightley's carriage had brought, and was to take them home again.' I was quite surprized;--very glad, I am sure; but really quite surprized.

Such a very kind attention--and so thoughtful an attention!--the sort of thing that so few men would think of.

And, in short, from knowing his usual ways, I am very much inclined to think that it was for their accommodation the carriage was used at all.