An end to hopes
She slept, therefore, very soundly that evening, after the conversation with Miss Polly, and was more than ordinarily happy, in spite of Jos’s delaying. She would give him that friendly regard, which so much excellence and fidelity merited; she would treat him with perfect cordiality and frankness until he made his proposals, and then it would be time antique piano sale enough for her to speak and to put an end to hopes which never could be realized. No more would Emmy by any means encourage her admirer, the Major. Such an attachment from so true and loyal a gentleman could make no woman angry.
