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Updated: June 12, 2025
'It has been her darling scheme for years; but Lady Elizabeth has made her promise to wait till she is five-and-twenty, and not to consider herself pledged. 'How like Lady Elizabeth! One respects her like an institution! I hope Emma may hold out, but she has a firebrand in her counsels. I am glad you are not infatuated. 'I am sure I don't know what I think of Miss Marstone.
I don't think you meant we should never talk of what interests us. 'When they know when to hold their tongues, perhaps I should have said. 'O, yes, that I quite think. Another silence, while Violet pondered, and her neighbour continued his malicious listening to Miss Marstone, who spoke in a key too audible for such a party. Presently, 'He has got her to the Royal Academy.
One morning she came in to say that Emma was going to drive to Islington to call upon Miss Marstone, who had gone two days previously to stay with some friends there, and to beg that Theodora would accompany her.
'I used to think so, said Miss Marstone; 'but both she and my sister Sarah treat it quite seriously, and Mr. Gardner is their prime counsellor. Arthur started, and with difficulty refrained from laughing. 'Ah! I believe he has been a little wild, but that is all over now. He has taken quite a different turn now, and given up everything of that sort throws himself into all their views.
The poem, too; it was very amusing to see how she could hardly believe that original verses could possibly be written on her boy, and then when set to guess whose they were, she began with a hesitating 'Miss Marstone is the only person near who makes verses, and these are too pretty to be hers.
She found herself set aside for old-fashioned notions whenever she hinted at any want of judgment or of charity in the views of the friends; she could no longer feel the perfect consciousness of oneness of mind and sufficiency for each other's comfort that had been such happiness between her and her daughter; and yet everything in Theresa Marstone was so excellent, her labours among the poor so devoted, and her religion so evidently heartfelt, that it was impossible to consider the friendship as otherwise than an honour to Emma.
That is quite as I wish, if the rest could be added without Theresa Marstone making this her home, and introducing all the plans they talk of. 'She could not introduce anything to make you uncomfortable! 'It is not so much comfort that I mean, my dear. I do not think that I should object to giving up some of the servants, though in my time it was thought right to keep up an establishment.
She has two sisters, gay people, whose home is with an uncle. She lives with a lawyer brother. 'Sam Marstone! I know him! I pity him. So Emma Brandon is come out? Which is she? 'She is next to Arthur, on this side the table where you cannot see her. 'What sort of girl is she! 'Oh! said Violet, and paused, 'she is the greatest friend I have in the world!
'And the dear little godson is grown to be a fine fellow, began Emma. 'Not exactly that, said Violet, 'but he is much improved, and so bright and clever. 'You will let us see him after dinner? 'I have been looking forward to it very much, but he will be asleep, and you won't see his pretty ways and his earnest dark eyes. 'I long to see the sweet child, said Miss Marstone.
Emma, on the other hand, asked after Violet; and it was curious that both questions were put and answered with constraint, as if each was conscious of being something like a truant. Another surprise. 'Mr. Gardner. In walked Mark himself, and, after shaking hands with the elder Miss Marstone, came towards Emma and her friend, and was received with cordial familiarity.
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