Emma may be very sure he will always like going to Randalls, because of his daughter's being housemaid there.I only doubt whether he will ever take us anywhere else.That was your doing,papa.You got Hannah that good place. Nobody thought of Hannah till you mentioned her- James is so obliged to you!' 'I am very glad I did think of her.It was very lucky,for I would not have had poor James think himself slighted upon any account;and I am sure she will make a very good servant:she is a civil,pretty-spoken girl;I have a great opinion of her.Whenever I see her,she always curtseys and asks me how I do,in a very pretty manner; and when you have had her here to do needlework,I observe she always turns the lock of the door the right way and never bangs it.I am sure she will be an excellent servant;and it will be a great comfort to poor Miss Taylor to have somebody about her that she is used to see. Whenever James goes over to see his daughter,you know, she will be hearing of us.He will be able to tell her how we all are.' Emma spared no exertions to maintain this happier flow of ideas,and hoped,by the help of backgammon,to get her father tolerably through the evening,and be attacked by no regrets but her own.The backgammon- 9of745Emma 9 of 745 may be very sure he will always like going to Randalls, because of his daughter’s being housemaid there. I only doubt whether he will ever take us anywhere else. That was your doing, papa. You got Hannah that good place. Nobody thought of Hannah till you mentioned her— James is so obliged to you!’ ‘I am very glad I did think of her. It was very lucky, for I would not have had poor James think himself slighted upon any account; and I am sure she will make a very good servant: she is a civil, pretty-spoken girl; I have a great opinion of her. Whenever I see her, she always curtseys and asks me how I do, in a very pretty manner; and when you have had her here to do needlework, I observe she always turns the lock of the door the right way and never bangs it. I am sure she will be an excellent servant; and it will be a great comfort to poor Miss Taylor to have somebody about her that she is used to see. Whenever James goes over to see his daughter, you know, she will be hearing of us. He will be able to tell her how we all are.’ Emma spared no exertions to maintain this happier flow of ideas, and hoped, by the help of backgammon, to get her father tolerably through the evening, and be attacked by no regrets but her own. The backgammon-