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1They were soon joined by some of the gentlemen; and the very first of the early was Frank Churchill. In he walked, the
2first and the handsomest; and after paying his compliments en passant to Miss Bates and her niece, made his way directly
3to the opposite side of the circle, where sat Miss Woodhouse; and till he could find a seat by her, would not sit at
4all. Emma divined what every body present must be thinking. She was his object, and every body must perceive it. She
5introduced him to her friend, Miss Smith, and, at convenient moments afterwards, heard what each thought of the other.
6"He had never seen so lovely a face, and was delighted with her naïveté." And she, "Only to be sure it was paying him
7too great a compliment, but she did think there were some looks a little like Mr. Elton." Emma restrained her
8indignation, and only turned from her in silence. Smiles of intelligence passed between her and the gentleman on first
9glancing towards Miss Fairfax; but it was most prudent to avoid speech. He told her that he had been impatient to leave
10the dining-room--hated sitting long--was always the first to move when he could--that his father, Mr. Knightley, Mr.
11Cox, and Mr. Cole, were left very busy over parish business--that as long as he had staid, however, it had been pleasant
12enough, as he had found them in general a set of gentlemanlike, sensible men; and spoke so handsomely of Highbury
13altogether--thought it so abundant in agreeable families--that Emma began to feel she had been used to despise the place
14rather too much. She questioned him as to the society in Yorkshire--the extent of the neighbourhood about Enscombe, and
15the sort; and could make out from his answers that, as far as Enscombe was concerned, there was very little going on,
16that their visitings were among a range of great families, none very near; and that even when days were fixed, and
17invitations accepted, it was an even chance that Mrs. Churchill were not in health and spirits for going; that they made
18a point of visiting no fresh person; and that, though he had his separate engagements, it was not without difficulty,
19without considerable address at times, that he could get away, or introduce an acquaintance for a night. She saw that
20Enscombe could not satisfy, and that Highbury, taken at its best, might reasonably please a young man who had more
21retirement at home than he liked. His importance at Enscombe was very evident. He did not boast, but it naturally
22betrayed itself, that he had persuaded his aunt where his uncle could do nothing, and on her laughing and noticing it,
23he owned that he believed (excepting one or two points) he could with time persuade her to any thing. One of those
24points on which his influence failed, he then mentioned. He had wanted very much to go abroad--had been very eager
25indeed to be allowed to travel--but she would not hear of it. This had happened the year before. Now, he said, he was
26beginning to have no longer the same wish. The unpersuadable point, which he did not mention, Emma guessed to be good
27behaviour to his father. "I have made a most wretched discovery," said he, after a short pause.-- "I have been here a
28week to-morrow--half my time. I never knew days fly so fast. A week to-morrow!--And I have hardly begun to enjoy myself.
29But just got acquainted with Mrs. Weston, and others!--I hate the recollection." "Perhaps you may now begin to regret
30that you spent one whole day, out of so few, in having your hair cut." "No," said he, smiling, "that is no subject of
31regret at all. I have no pleasure in seeing my friends, unless I can believe myself fit to be seen." The rest of the
32gentlemen being now in the room, Emma found herself obliged to turn from him for a few minutes, and listen to Mr. Cole.
33When Mr. Cole had moved away, and her attention could be restored as before, she saw Frank Churchill looking intently
34across the room at Miss Fairfax, who was sitting exactly opposite. "What is the matter?" said she. He started. "Thank
35you for rousing me," he replied. "I believe I have been very rude; but really Miss Fairfax has done her hair in so odd a
36way--so very odd a way--that I cannot keep my eyes from her. I never saw any thing so outrée!--Those curls!--This must
37be a fancy of her own. I see nobody else looking like her!--I must go and ask her whether it is an Irish fashion. Shall
38I?--Yes, I will--I declare I will--and you shall see how she takes it;--whether she colours." He was gone immediately;
39and Emma soon saw him standing before Miss Fairfax, and talking to her; but as to its effect on the young lady, as he
40had improvidently placed himself exactly between them, exactly in front of Miss Fairfax, she could absolutely
41distinguish nothing. Before he could return to his chair, it was taken by Mrs. Weston. "This is the luxury of a large
42party," said she:--"one can get near every body, and say every thing. My dear Emma, I am longing to talk to you. I have
43been making discoveries and forming plans, just like yourself, and I must tell them while the idea is fresh. Do you know
44how Miss Bates and her niece came here?" "How?--They were invited, were not they?" "Oh! yes--but how they were conveyed
45hither?--the manner of their coming?" "They walked, I conclude. How else could they come?" "Very true.--Well, a little
46while ago it occurred to me how very sad it would be to have Jane Fairfax walking home again, late at night, and cold as
47the nights are now. And as I looked at her, though I never saw her appear to more advantage, it struck me that she was
48heated, and would therefore be particularly liable to take cold. Poor girl! I could not bear the idea of it; so, as soon
49as Mr. Weston came into the room, and I could get at him, I spoke to him about the carriage. You may guess how readily
50he came into my wishes; and having his approbation, I made my way directly to Miss Bates, to assure her that the
51carriage would be at her service before it took us home; for I thought it would be making her comfortable at once. Good
52soul! she was as grateful as possible, you may be sure. 'Nobody was ever so fortunate as herself!'--but with many, many
53thanks--'there was no occasion to trouble us, for Mr. Knightley's carriage had brought, and was to take them home
54again.' I was quite surprized;--very glad, I am sure; but really quite surprized. Such a very kind attention--and so
55thoughtful an attention!--the sort of thing that so few men would think of. And, in short, from knowing his usual ways,
56I am very much inclined to think that it was for their accommodation the carriage was used at all. I do suspect he would
57not have had a pair of horses for himself, and that it was only as an excuse for assisting them." "Very likely," said
58Emma--"nothing more likely. I know no man more likely than Mr. Knightley to do the sort of thing--to do any thing really
59good-natured, useful, considerate, or benevolent. He is not a gallant man, but he is a very humane one; and this,
60considering Jane Fairfax's ill-health, would appear a case of humanity to him;--and for an act of unostentatious
61kindness, there is nobody whom I would fix on more than on Mr. Knightley. I know he had horses to-day--for we arrived
62together; and I laughed at him about it, but he said not a word that could betray." "Well," said Mrs. Weston, smiling,
63"you give him credit for more simple, disinterested benevolence in this instance than I do; for while Miss Bates was
64speaking, a suspicion darted into my head, and I have never been able to get it out again. The more I think of it, the
65more probable it appears. In short, I have made a match between Mr. Knightley and Jane Fairfax. See the consequence of
66keeping you company!--What do you say to it?" "Mr. Knightley and Jane Fairfax!" exclaimed Emma. "Dear Mrs. Weston, how
67could you think of such a thing?--Mr. Knightley!--Mr. Knightley must not marry!--You would not have little Henry cut out
68from Donwell?--Oh! no, no, Henry must have Donwell. I cannot at all consent to Mr. Knightley's marrying; and I am sure
69it is not at all likely. I am amazed that you should think of such a thing."
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