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1Emma continued to entertain no doubt of her being in love. Her ideas only varied as to the how much. At first, she
2thought it was a good deal; and afterwards, but little. She had great pleasure in hearing Frank Churchill talked of;
3and, for his sake, greater pleasure than ever in seeing Mr. and Mrs. Weston; she was very often thinking of him, and
4quite impatient for a letter, that she might know how he was, how were his spirits, how was his aunt, and what was the
5chance of his coming to Randalls again this spring. But, on the other hand, she could not admit herself to be unhappy,
6nor, after the first morning, to be less disposed for employment than usual; she was still busy and cheerful; and,
7pleasing as he was, she could yet imagine him to have faults; and farther, though thinking of him so much, and, as she
8sat drawing or working, forming a thousand amusing schemes for the progress and close of their attachment, fancying
9interesting dialogues, and inventing elegant letters; the conclusion of every imaginary declaration on his side was that
10she refused him. Their affection was always to subside into friendship. Every thing tender and charming was to mark
11their parting; but still they were to part. When she became sensible of this, it struck her that she could not be very
12much in love; for in spite of her previous and fixed determination never to quit her father, never to marry, a strong
13attachment certainly must produce more of a struggle than she could foresee in her own feelings. "I do not find myself
14making any use of the word sacrifice," said she.--"In not one of all my clever replies, my delicate negatives, is there
15any allusion to making a sacrifice. I do suspect that he is not really necessary to my happiness. So much the better. I
16certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more."
17Upon the whole, she was equally contented with her view of his feelings. "He is undoubtedly very much in love--every
18thing denotes it--very much in love indeed!--and when he comes again, if his affection continue, I must be on my guard
19not to encourage it.--It would be most inexcusable to do otherwise, as my own mind is quite made up. Not that I imagine
20he can think I have been encouraging him hitherto. No, if he had believed me at all to share his feelings, he would not
21have been so wretched. Could he have thought himself encouraged, his looks and language at parting would have been
22different.--Still, however, I must be on my guard. This is in the supposition of his attachment continuing what it now
23is; but I do not know that I expect it will; I do not look upon him to be quite the sort of man--I do not altogether
24build upon his steadiness or constancy.--His feelings are warm, but I can imagine them rather changeable.--Every
25consideration of the subject, in short, makes me thankful that my happiness is not more deeply involved.--I shall do
26very well again after a little while--and then, it will be a good thing over; for they say every body is in love once in
27their lives, and I shall have been let off easily." When his letter to Mrs. Weston arrived, Emma had the perusal of it;
28and she read it with a degree of pleasure and admiration which made her at first shake her head over her own sensations,
29and think she had undervalued their strength. It was a long, well-written letter, giving the particulars of his journey
30and of his feelings, expressing all the affection, gratitude, and respect which was natural and honourable, and
31describing every thing exterior and local that could be supposed attractive, with spirit and precision. No suspicious
32flourishes now of apology or concern; it was the language of real feeling towards Mrs. Weston; and the transition from
33Highbury to Enscombe, the contrast between the places in some of the first blessings of social life was just enough
34touched on to shew how keenly it was felt, and how much more might have been said but for the restraints of
35propriety.--The charm of her own name was not wanting. Miss Woodhouse appeared more than once, and never without a
36something of pleasing connexion, either a compliment to her taste, or a remembrance of what she had said; and in the
37very last time of its meeting her eye, unadorned as it was by any such broad wreath of gallantry, she yet could discern
38the effect of her influence and acknowledge the greatest compliment perhaps of all conveyed. Compressed into the very
39lowest vacant corner were these words--"I had not a spare moment on Tuesday, as you know, for Miss Woodhouse's beautiful
40little friend. Pray make my excuses and adieus to her." This, Emma could not doubt, was all for herself. Harriet was
41remembered only from being her friend. His information and prospects as to Enscombe were neither worse nor better than
42had been anticipated; Mrs. Churchill was recovering, and he dared not yet, even in his own imagination, fix a time for
43coming to Randalls again. Gratifying, however, and stimulative as was the letter in the material part, its sentiments,
44she yet found, when it was folded up and returned to Mrs. Weston, that it had not added any lasting warmth, that she
45could still do without the writer, and that he must learn to do without her. Her intentions were unchanged. Her
46resolution of refusal only grew more interesting by the addition of a scheme for his subsequent consolation and
47happiness. His recollection of Harriet, and the words which clothed it, the "beautiful little friend," suggested to her
48the idea of Harriet's succeeding her in his affections. Was it impossible?--No.--Harriet undoubtedly was greatly his
49inferior in understanding; but he had been very much struck with the loveliness of her face and the warm simplicity of
50her manner; and all the probabilities of circumstance and connexion were in her favour.--For Harriet, it would be
51advantageous and delightful indeed. "I must not dwell upon it," said she.--"I must not think of it. I know the danger of
52indulging such speculations. But stranger things have happened; and when we cease to care for each other as we do now,
53it will be the means of confirming us in that sort of true disinterested friendship which I can already look forward to
54with pleasure." It was well to have a comfort in store on Harriet's behalf, though it might be wise to let the fancy
55touch it seldom; for evil in that quarter was at hand. As Frank Churchill's arrival had succeeded Mr. Elton's engagement
56in the conversation of Highbury, as the latest interest had entirely borne down the first, so now upon Frank Churchill's
57disappearance, Mr. Elton's concerns were assuming the most irresistible form.--His wedding-day was named. He would soon
58be among them again; Mr. Elton and his bride. There was hardly time to talk over the first letter from Enscombe before
59"Mr. Elton and his bride" was in every body's mouth, and Frank Churchill was forgotten. Emma grew sick at the sound. She
60had had three weeks of happy exemption from Mr. Elton; and Harriet's mind, she had been willing to hope, had been lately
61gaining strength. With Mr. Weston's ball in view at least, there had been a great deal of insensibility to other things;
62but it was now too evident that she had not attained such a state of composure as could stand against the actual
63approach--new carriage, bell-ringing, and all. Poor Harriet was in a flutter of spirits which required all the
64reasonings and soothings and attentions of every kind that Emma could give. Emma felt that she could not do too much for
65her, that Harriet had a right to all her ingenuity and all her patience; but it was heavy work to be for ever convincing
66without producing any effect, for ever agreed to, without being able to make their opinions the same. Harriet listened
67submissively, and said "it was very true--it was just as Miss Woodhouse described--it was not worth while to think about
68them--and she would not think about them any longer" but no change of subject could avail, and the next half-hour saw
69her as anxious and restless about the Eltons as before. At last Emma attacked her on another ground.
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