At this minute the father of the family walked in, rattling his seals like a true British merchant. "What's the matter, Emmy?" says he.
"Joseph wants me to see if his--his buggy is at the door. What is a buggy, Papa?"
"It is a one-horse palanquin," said the old gentleman, who was a wag in his way.
Joseph at this burst out into a wild fit of laughter; in which, encountering the eye of Miss Sharp, he stopped all of a sudden, as if he had been shot.
"This young lady is your friend? Miss Sharp, I am very happy to see you. Have you and Emmy been quarrelling already with Joseph, that he wants to be off?"

At this minute their father walked in. "What's the matter, Emmy?" said he.
"Joseph wants me to see if his buggy is at the door. What is a buggy, Papa?"
"It is a one-horse litter," said the old gentleman.
Joseph burst out into a wild fit of laughter; meeting Miss Sharp's eye, he stopped suddenly, as if he had been shot.
"This young lady is your friend?" asked Mr. Sedley. "Miss Sharp, I am very happy to see you. Have you and Emmy been quarrelling already with Joseph, so that he wants to be off?"
