Seven in the evening
The blush on Emily 's cheek on her first seeing Madame Des Roches convinced me of my indiscretion , and that vanity alone carried me to desire to bring together two women , whose affection for me is from their extreme merit so very flattering . I shall certainly now fix in Canada ; I can no longer doubt of Emily 's tenderness , though she refuses me her hand , from motives which make her a thousand times more dear to me , but which I flatter myself love will over-rule . I am setting off in an hour for Montreal , and shall call at Silleri to take Emily 's commands . Seven in the evening , Des Chambeaux . I asked her advice as to fixing the place of my settlement ; she said much against my staying in America at all ; but , if I was determined , recommended Lake Champlain rather than the Kamaraskas , on account of climate . Bell smiled ; and a blush , which I perfectly understood , over-spread the lovely cheek of my sweet Emily . Nothing could be more flattering than this circumstance ; had she seen Madame Des Roches with a calm indifference , had she not been alarmed at the idea of fixing near her , I should have doubted of the degree of her affection ; a little apprehension is inseparable from real love .