Collins's fancying herself in love with her friend had once occurred to Elizabeth within the last day or two; but that Charlotte couldencourage him seemed almost as far from possibility as she couldencourage him herself, and her astonishment was consequently so great as to overcome at first the bounds of decorum, and she could not help crying out:

Whatever was wrong, in either her or her brother, he wouldencourage by laughing at, if not by actually praising: people little know the injury they do to children by laughing at their faults, and making a pleasant jest of what their true friends have endeavoured to teach them to hold in grave abhorrence.

"He is undoubtedly very much in loveevery thing denotes itvery much in love indeed!and when he comes again, if his affection continue, I must be on my guard not toencourage it.It would be most inexcusable to do otherwise, as my own mind is quite made up.

Farmers of Massachusetts, of New Hampshire, of Vermont, of Connecticut, who read this book by the blaze of your winter-evening fire,--strong-hearted, generous sailors and ship-owners of Maine,--is this a thing for you to countenance andencourage? Brave and generous men of New York, farmers of rich and joyous Ohio, and ye of the wide prairie states,--answer, is this a thing for you to protect and countenance?

And was it not your duty, as a good husband, toencourage me to say more?

Thorpe's being in love with her, and the consequent impossibility of her having ever intended toencourage him.

A gentle murmur from the aunts seemed toencourage him, and he went on with an engaging smile, for the good man was slyly trying to win all the ladies to vote for him when the time came.

And I believe you will be encouraging your wife in a hopeless effort, if youencourage her to persist in the search for her lost friend.

When they had first met this gallant gentleman at Geneva, Gowan had been undecided whether to kick him orencourage him; and had remained for about four-and-twenty hours, so troubled to settle the point to his satisfaction, that he had thought of tossing up a five-franc piece on the terms, 'Tails, kick; heads,encourage,' and abiding by the voice of the oracle.

She could consult with her brother, could receive her sister-in-law on her arrival, and treat her with proper attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, andencourage her to similar forbearance.

Our Emperor joined the army toencourage it to defend every inch of Russian soil and not to retreat.

What has happened in the schoolroomencourages me to persevere in the investigation."