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Emma

CHAPTERXVIII
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You must take care of yourself, Mrs.
Elton .-- This letter tells us--it is a short letter--written in a hurry, merely to give us notice--it tells us that they are all coming up to town directly, on Mrs.Churchill's account--she has not been well the whole winter, and thinks Enscombe too cold for her--so they are all to move southward without loss of time." "Indeed!--from Yorkshire, I think.

Enscombe is in Yorkshire ?" "Yes, they are about one hundred and ninety miles from London, a considerable journey." "Yes, upon my word, very considerable.

Sixty-five miles farther than from Maple Grove to London.

But what is distance, Mr.Weston, to people of large fortune ?--You would be amazed to hear how my brother, Mr.
Suckling, sometimes flies about.

You will hardly believe me--but twice in one week he and Mr.Bragge went to London and back again with four horses." "The evil of the distance from Enscombe," said Mr.Weston, "is, that Mrs.Churchill, _as_ _we_ _understand_, has not been able to leave the sofa for a week together.


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