"It is not to be conceived that a man of three or four-and-twenty shou "Ever hear her!" repeated Emma. "You forget how much she belongs to Hi As she sat one morning, looking forward to exactly such a close of the "My being charming, Harriet, is not quite enough to induce me to marry "I am sorry to hear you say so, sir; but I assure you, excepting those "You saw her answer!--you wrote her answer too. Emma, this is your doi How was she to bear the change?--It was true that her friend was going The lovers were standing together at one of the windows. It had a most "You will make my excuses, my dear, as civilly as possible. You will s "You should have gone to Cromer, my dear, if you went anywhere.-- Perr "Certainly--very strong it was; to own the truth, a great deal stronge "Oh! no--none in the least. I never saw Mrs. Weston better in my life- "Yes," said he, smiling--"and reason good. I was sixteen years old whe Emma saw his anxiety, and wishing to appease it, at least for the pres The charming Augusta Hawkins, in addition to all the usual advantages "He is very obliging," said Emma; "but is he sure that Harriet means t "You must make my apologies to your friend; but so good a charade must "Certainly," replied he, surprized, "I do not absolutely know it; but "Harriet may not consider every body tiresome that you would." Mr. Knightley, in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults Emma saw Mrs. Weston's surprize, and felt that it must be great, at an Mr. Elton looked as if he did not very well know what answer to make; This topic was discussed very happily, and others succeeded of similar After a few minutes of entire silence between them, John Knightley beg Her first attempts at usefulness were in an endeavour to find out who "No, my dear," said her father instantly; "that I am sure you are not. She had not time to know how Mr. Elton took the reproof, so rapidly di
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