Mrs.Elton's invitations I should have imagined any thing but inviting." "I should not wonder," said Mrs.Weston, "if Miss Fairfax were to have been drawn on beyond her own inclination, by her aunt's eagerness in accepting Mrs.Elton's civilities for her.

Poor Miss Bates may very likely have committed her niece and hurried her into a greater appearance of intimacy than her own good sense would have dictated, in spite of the very natural wish of a little change." Both felt rather anxious to hear him speak again; and after a few minutes silence, he said, "Another thing must be taken into consideration too--Mrs.Elton does not talk _to_ Miss Fairfax as she speaks _of_ her.

We all know the difference between the pronouns he or she and thou, the plainest spoken amongst us; we all feel the influence of a something beyond common civility in our personal intercourse with each other--a something more early implanted.

We cannot give any body the disagreeable hints that we may have been very full of the hour before.

We feel things differently.
And besides the operation of this, as a general principle, you may be sure that Miss Fairfax awes Mrs.Elton by her superiority both of mind and manner; and that, face to face, Mrs.Elton treats her with all the respect which she has a claim to.