write any such denial yesterday, as Jane wished her; she would wait⁠—and, sure enough, yesterday evening it was all settled that Jane should go. Quite a surprise to me! I had not the least idea!⁠—Jane took Mrs. Elton aside, and told her at once, that upon thinking over the advantages of Mrs. Smallridge’s situation, she had come to the resolution of accepting it.⁠—I did not know a word of it till it was all settled.”

“You spent the evening with Mrs. Elton?”