`Andsoyouabsolutelyopenedwhatwasdirectedtoher!Oh!Mr.Weston-laughingaffectedlyImustprotestagainstthat-Amostdangerousprecedentindeed!-Ibegyouwillnotletyourneighboursfollowyourexample-Uponmyword,ifthisiswhatIamtoexpect,wemarriedwomenmustbegintoexertourselves!-Oh!Mr.Weston,Icouldnothavebelieveditofyou!\'
`Aye,wemenaresadfellows.Youmusttakecareofyourself,Mrs.Elton-Thislettertellsus-itisashortletter-writteninahurry,merelytogiveusnotice-ittellsusthattheyareallcominguptotowndirectly,onMrs.Churchill\'saccount-shehasnotbeenwellthewholewinter,andthinksEnscombetoocoldforher-sotheyarealltomovesouthwardwithoutlossoftime.\'
`Indeed!-fromYorkshire,Ithink.EnscombeisinYorkshire?\'
`Yes,theyareaboutonehundredandninetymilesfromLondon.aconsiderablejourney.\'
`Yes,uponmyword,veryconsiderable.Sixty-fivemilesfartherthanfromMapleGrovetoLondon.Butwhatisdistance,Mr.Weston,topeopleoflargefortune?-Youwouldbeamazedtohearhowmybrother,Mr.Suckling,sometimesfliesabout.Youwillhardlybelieveme-buttwiceinoneweekheandMr.BraggewenttoLondonandbackagainwithfourhorses.\'