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1Frank turned instantly to Emma, to claim her former promise; and boasted himself an engaged man, which his father looked
2his most perfect approbation of--and it then appeared that Mrs. Weston was wanting him to dance with Mrs. Elton himself,
3and that their business was to help to persuade him into it, which was done pretty soon.--Mr. Weston and Mrs. Elton led
4the way, Mr. Frank Churchill and Miss Woodhouse followed. Emma must submit to stand second to Mrs. Elton, though she had
5always considered the ball as peculiarly for her. It was almost enough to make her think of marrying. Mrs. Elton had
6undoubtedly the advantage, at this time, in vanity completely gratified; for though she had intended to begin with Frank
7Churchill, she could not lose by the change. Mr. Weston might be his son's superior.--In spite of this little rub,
8however, Emma was smiling with enjoyment, delighted to see the respectable length of the set as it was forming, and to
9feel that she had so many hours of unusual festivity before her.--She was more disturbed by Mr. Knightley's not dancing
10than by any thing else.--There he was, among the standers-by, where he ought not to be; he ought to be dancing,--not
11classing himself with the husbands, and fathers, and whist-players, who were pretending to feel an interest in the dance
12till their rubbers were made up,--so young as he looked!--He could not have appeared to greater advantage perhaps
13anywhere, than where he had placed himself. His tall, firm, upright figure, among the bulky forms and stooping shoulders
14of the elderly men, was such as Emma felt must draw every body's eyes; and, excepting her own partner, there was not one
15among the whole row of young men who could be compared with him.--He moved a few steps nearer, and those few steps were
16enough to prove in how gentlemanlike a manner, with what natural grace, he must have danced, would he but take the
17trouble.--Whenever she caught his eye, she forced him to smile; but in general he was looking grave. She wished he could
18love a ballroom better, and could like Frank Churchill better.--He seemed often observing her. She must not flatter
19herself that he thought of her dancing, but if he were criticising her behaviour, she did not feel afraid. There was
20nothing like flirtation between her and her partner. They seemed more like cheerful, easy friends, than lovers. That
21Frank Churchill thought less of her than he had done, was indubitable. The ball proceeded pleasantly. The anxious cares,
22the incessant attentions of Mrs. Weston, were not thrown away. Every body seemed happy; and the praise of being a
23delightful ball, which is seldom bestowed till after a ball has ceased to be, was repeatedly given in the very beginning
24of the existence of this. Of very important, very recordable events, it was not more productive than such meetings
25usually are. There was one, however, which Emma thought something of.--The two last dances before supper were begun, and
26Harriet had no partner;--the only young lady sitting down;--and so equal had been hitherto the number of dancers, that
27how there could be any one disengaged was the wonder!--But Emma's wonder lessened soon afterwards, on seeing Mr. Elton
28sauntering about. He would not ask Harriet to dance if it were possible to be avoided: she was sure he would not--and
29she was expecting him every moment to escape into the card-room. Escape, however, was not his plan. He came to the part
30of the room where the sitters-by were collected, spoke to some, and walked about in front of them, as if to shew his
31liberty, and his resolution of maintaining it. He did not omit being sometimes directly before Miss Smith, or speaking
32to those who were close to her.--Emma saw it. She was not yet dancing; she was working her way up from the bottom, and
33had therefore leisure to look around, and by only turning her head a little she saw it all. When she was half-way up the
34set, the whole group were exactly behind her, and she would no longer allow her eyes to watch; but Mr. Elton was so
35near, that she heard every syllable of a dialogue which just then took place between him and Mrs. Weston; and she
36perceived that his wife, who was standing immediately above her, was not only listening also, but even encouraging him
37by significant glances.--The kind-hearted, gentle Mrs. Weston had left her seat to join him and say, "Do not you dance,
38Mr. Elton?" to which his prompt reply was, "Most readily, Mrs. Weston, if you will dance with me." "Me!--oh! no--I would
39get you a better partner than myself. I am no dancer." "If Mrs. Gilbert wishes to dance," said he, "I shall have great
40pleasure, I am sure--for, though beginning to feel myself rather an old married man, and that my dancing days are over,
41it would give me very great pleasure at any time to stand up with an old friend like Mrs. Gilbert." "Mrs. Gilbert does
42not mean to dance, but there is a young lady disengaged whom I should be very glad to see dancing--Miss Smith." "Miss
43Smith!--oh!--I had not observed.--You are extremely obliging--and if I were not an old married man.--But my dancing days
44are over, Mrs. Weston. You will excuse me. Any thing else I should be most happy to do, at your command--but my dancing
45days are over." Mrs. Weston said no more; and Emma could imagine with what surprize and mortification she must be
46returning to her seat. This was Mr. Elton! the amiable, obliging, gentle Mr. Elton.--She looked round for a moment; he
47had joined Mr. Knightley at a little distance, and was arranging himself for settled conversation, while smiles of high
48glee passed between him and his wife. She would not look again. Her heart was in a glow, and she feared her face might
49be as hot. In another moment a happier sight caught her;--Mr. Knightley leading Harriet to the set!--Never had she been
50more surprized, seldom more delighted, than at that instant. She was all pleasure and gratitude, both for Harriet and
51herself, and longed to be thanking him; and though too distant for speech, her countenance said much, as soon as she
52could catch his eye again. His dancing proved to be just what she had believed it, extremely good; and Harriet would
53have seemed almost too lucky, if it had not been for the cruel state of things before, and for the very complete
54enjoyment and very high sense of the distinction which her happy features announced. It was not thrown away on her, she
55bounded higher than ever, flew farther down the middle, and was in a continual course of smiles. Mr. Elton had retreated
56into the card-room, looking (Emma trusted) very foolish. She did not think he was quite so hardened as his wife, though
57growing very like her;--she spoke some of her feelings, by observing audibly to her partner, "Knightley has taken pity
58on poor little Miss Smith!--Very good-natured, I declare." Supper was announced. The move began; and Miss Bates might be
59heard from that moment, without interruption, till her being seated at table and taking up her spoon.
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