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1"Yes--I have some right to that knowledge; though I have never been at the place in my life.--She is an odd woman!--But
2I never allow myself to speak ill of her, on Frank's account; for I do believe her to be very fond of him. I used to
3think she was not capable of being fond of any body, except herself: but she has always been kind to him (in her
4way--allowing for little whims and caprices, and expecting every thing to be as she likes). And it is no small credit,
5in my opinion, to him, that he should excite such an affection; for, though I would not say it to any body else, she has
6no more heart than a stone to people in general; and the devil of a temper." Emma liked the subject so well, that she
7began upon it, to Mrs. Weston, very soon after their moving into the drawing-room: wishing her joy--yet observing, that
8she knew the first meeting must be rather alarming.-- Mrs. Weston agreed to it; but added, that she should be very glad
9to be secure of undergoing the anxiety of a first meeting at the time talked of: "for I cannot depend upon his coming. I
10cannot be so sanguine as Mr. Weston. I am very much afraid that it will all end in nothing. Mr. Weston, I dare say, has
11been telling you exactly how the matter stands?" "Yes--it seems to depend upon nothing but the ill-humour of Mrs.
12Churchill, which I imagine to be the most certain thing in the world." "My Emma!" replied Mrs. Weston, smiling, "what is
13the certainty of caprice?" Then turning to Isabella, who had not been attending before--"You must know, my dear Mrs.
14Knightley, that we are by no means so sure of seeing Mr. Frank Churchill, in my opinion, as his father thinks. It
15depends entirely upon his aunt's spirits and pleasure; in short, upon her temper. To you--to my two daughters--I may
16venture on the truth. Mrs. Churchill rules at Enscombe, and is a very odd-tempered woman; and his coming now, depends
17upon her being willing to spare him." "Oh, Mrs. Churchill; every body knows Mrs. Churchill," replied Isabella: "and I am
18sure I never think of that poor young man without the greatest compassion. To be constantly living with an ill-tempered
19person, must be dreadful. It is what we happily have never known any thing of; but it must be a life of misery. What a
20blessing, that she never had any children! Poor little creatures, how unhappy she would have made them!" Emma wished she
21had been alone with Mrs. Weston. She should then have heard more: Mrs. Weston would speak to her, with a degree of
22unreserve which she would not hazard with Isabella; and, she really believed, would scarcely try to conceal any thing
23relative to the Churchills from her, excepting those views on the young man, of which her own imagination had already
24given her such instinctive knowledge. But at present there was nothing more to be said. Mr. Woodhouse very soon followed
25them into the drawing-room. To be sitting long after dinner, was a confinement that he could not endure. Neither wine
26nor conversation was any thing to him; and gladly did he move to those with whom he was always comfortable. While he
27talked to Isabella, however, Emma found an opportunity of saying, "And so you do not consider this visit from your son
28as by any means certain. I am sorry for it. The introduction must be unpleasant, whenever it takes place; and the sooner
29it could be over, the better." "Yes; and every delay makes one more apprehensive of other delays. Even if this family,
30the Braithwaites, are put off, I am still afraid that some excuse may be found for disappointing us. I cannot bear to
31imagine any reluctance on his side; but I am sure there is a great wish on the Churchills' to keep him to themselves.
32There is jealousy. They are jealous even of his regard for his father. In short, I can feel no dependence on his coming,
33and I wish Mr. Weston were less sanguine." "He ought to come," said Emma. "If he could stay only a couple of days, he
34ought to come; and one can hardly conceive a young man's not having it in his power to do as much as that. A young
35woman, if she fall into bad hands, may be teased, and kept at a distance from those she wants to be with; but one cannot
36comprehend a young man's being under such restraint, as not to be able to spend a week with his father, if he likes it."
37"One ought to be at Enscombe, and know the ways of the family, before one decides upon what he can do," replied Mrs.
38Weston. "One ought to use the same caution, perhaps, in judging of the conduct of any one individual of any one family;
39but Enscombe, I believe, certainly must not be judged by general rules: she is so very unreasonable; and every thing
40gives way to her." "But she is so fond of the nephew: he is so very great a favourite. Now, according to my idea of Mrs.
41Churchill, it would be most natural, that while she makes no sacrifice for the comfort of the husband, to whom she owes
42every thing, while she exercises incessant caprice towards him, she should frequently be governed by the nephew, to whom
43she owes nothing at all." "My dearest Emma, do not pretend, with your sweet temper, to understand a bad one, or to lay
44down rules for it: you must let it go its own way. I have no doubt of his having, at times, considerable influence; but
45it may be perfectly impossible for him to know beforehand when it will be." Emma listened, and then coolly said, "I
46shall not be satisfied, unless he comes." "He may have a great deal of influence on some points," continued Mrs. Weston,
47"and on others, very little: and among those, on which she is beyond his reach, it is but too likely, may be this very
48circumstance of his coming away from them to visit us."
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