Parcel
I was rather disappointed that I did not hear from her again speedily; but I made excuses for her, and was too busy, and -- may I add? too cheerful in my views to be captious. We removed to Windsor; and two days afterwards I received a parcel from her, my own letters all returned! and a few lines at the same time by the post, stating her extreme surprise at not having had the smallest reply to her last; and adding, that as silence on such a point could not be misconstrued, and as it must be equally desirable to both to have every subordinate arrangement concluded as soon as possible, she now sent me, by a safe conveyance, all my letters, and requested, that if I could not directly command her's, so as to send them to Highbury within a week, I would forward them after that period to her at -- : in short, the full direction to Mr. Smallridge's, near Bristol, stared me in the face.
--Emma, Chapter 50
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