When they had all talked a little while in harmony of the weather and Mrs.Weston, she found herself abruptly addressed with, "Do not you think, Miss Woodhouse, our saucy little friend here is charmingly recovered ?--Do not you think her cure does Perry the highest credit ?--( here was a side-glance of great meaning at Jane.) Upon my word, Perry has restored her in a wonderful short time!--Oh! if you had seen her, as I did, when she was at the worst!"-- And when Mrs.Bates was saying something to Emma, whispered farther, "We do not say a word of any _assistance_ that Perry might have; not a word of a certain young physician from Windsor .-- Oh! no; Perry shall have all the credit." "I have scarce had the pleasure of seeing you, Miss Woodhouse," she shortly afterwards began, "since the party to Box Hill.

Very pleasant party.

But yet I think there was something wanting.

Things did not seem--that is, there seemed a little cloud upon the spirits of some .-- So it appeared to me at least, but I might be mistaken.

However, I think it answered so far as to tempt one to go again.