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　　Some laughed, and answered good-humouredly. Miss Bates said a great deal; Mrs. Elton swelled at the idea of Miss Woodhouse's presiding; Mr. Knightley's answer was the most distinct.

　　"Is Miss Woodhouse sure that she would like to hear what we are all thinking of?"

　　"Oh! no, no"——cried Emma, laughing as carelessly as she could—— "Upon no account in the world. It is the very last thing I would stand the brunt of just now. Let me hear any thing rather than what you are all thinking of. I will not say quite all. There are one or two, perhaps, (glancing at Mr. Weston and Harriet,) whose thoughts I might not be afraid of knowing."

　　"It is a sort of thing," cried Mrs. Elton emphatically, "which I should not have thought myself privileged to inquire into. Though, perhaps, as the Chaperon of the party—— I never was in any circle——exploring parties——young ladies——married women——"

　　Her mutterings were chiefly to her husband; and he murmured, in reply,

　　"Very true, my love, very true. Exactly so, indeed——quite unheard of—— but some ladies say any thing. Better pass it off as a joke. Every body knows what is due to you."

　　"It will not do," whispered Frank to Emma; "they are most of them affronted. I will attack them with more address. Ladies and gentlemen——I am ordered by Miss Woodhouse to say, that she waives her right of knowing exactly what you may all be thinking of, and only requires something very entertaining from each of you, in a general way. Here are seven of you, besides myself, (who, she is pleased to say, am very entertaining already,) and she only demands from each of you either one thing very clever, be it prose or verse, original or repeated——or two things moderately clever—— or three things very dull indeed, and she engages to laugh heartily at them all."

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