At the Ball (1815) [ Practices ]
… together, to see that everything was as it should be and within a few minutes were joined by the contents of another carriage, which Emma could not hear the sound of at first without great surprise. “So unreasonably early! ” she was going … like herself, by particular desire, to help Mr. Weston's judgment ; and they were so very closely followed by another carriage of cousins, who had been entreated to come early with the same distinguishing earnestness, on the same errand, … that the number of privy counsellors was not yet larger. They had stopped at Mrs. Bates's door to offer the use of their carriage, but the aunt and niece were to be brought by the Eltons. Frank was standing by her, but not steadily; there was …
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