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1In this state of schemes, and hopes, and connivance, June opened upon Hartfield. To Highbury in general it brought no
2material change. The Eltons were still talking of a visit from the Sucklings, and of the use to be made of their
3barouche-landau; and Jane Fairfax was still at her grandmother's; and as the return of the Campbells from Ireland was
4again delayed, and August, instead of Midsummer, fixed for it, she was likely to remain there full two months longer,
5provided at least she were able to defeat Mrs. Elton's activity in her service, and save herself from being hurried into
6a delightful situation against her will. Mr. Knightley, who, for some reason best known to himself, had certainly taken
7an early dislike to Frank Churchill, was only growing to dislike him more. He began to suspect him of some double
8dealing in his pursuit of Emma. That Emma was his object appeared indisputable. Every thing declared it; his own
9attentions, his father's hints, his mother-in-law's guarded silence; it was all in unison; words, conduct, discretion,
10and indiscretion, told the same story. But while so many were devoting him to Emma, and Emma herself making him over to
11Harriet, Mr. Knightley began to suspect him of some inclination to trifle with Jane Fairfax. He could not understand it;
12but there were symptoms of intelligence between them--he thought so at least--symptoms of admiration on his side, which,
13having once observed, he could not persuade himself to think entirely void of meaning, however he might wish to escape
14any of Emma's errors of imagination. She was not present when the suspicion first arose. He was dining with the Randalls
15family, and Jane, at the Eltons'; and he had seen a look, more than a single look, at Miss Fairfax, which, from the
16admirer of Miss Woodhouse, seemed somewhat out of place. When he was again in their company, he could not help
17remembering what he had seen; nor could he avoid observations which, unless it were like Cowper and his fire at
18twilight, "Myself creating what I saw," brought him yet stronger suspicion of there being a something of private liking,
19of private understanding even, between Frank Churchill and Jane. He had walked up one day after dinner, as he very often
20did, to spend his evening at Hartfield. Emma and Harriet were going to walk; he joined them; and, on returning, they
21fell in with a larger party, who, like themselves, judged it wisest to take their exercise early, as the weather
22threatened rain; Mr. and Mrs. Weston and their son, Miss Bates and her niece, who had accidentally met. They all united;
23and, on reaching Hartfield gates, Emma, who knew it was exactly the sort of visiting that would be welcome to her
24father, pressed them all to go in and drink tea with him. The Randalls party agreed to it immediately; and after a
25pretty long speech from Miss Bates, which few persons listened to, she also found it possible to accept dear Miss
26Woodhouse's most obliging invitation. As they were turning into the grounds, Mr. Perry passed by on horseback. The
27gentlemen spoke of his horse. "By the bye," said Frank Churchill to Mrs. Weston presently, "what became of Mr. Perry's
28plan of setting up his carriage?" Mrs. Weston looked surprized, and said, "I did not know that he ever had any such
29plan." "Nay, I had it from you. You wrote me word of it three months ago." "Me! impossible!" "Indeed you did. I remember
30it perfectly. You mentioned it as what was certainly to be very soon. Mrs. Perry had told somebody, and was extremely
31happy about it. It was owing to her persuasion, as she thought his being out in bad weather did him a great deal of
32harm. You must remember it now?" "Upon my word I never heard of it till this moment." "Never! really, never!--Bless me!
33how could it be?--Then I must have dreamt it--but I was completely persuaded--Miss Smith, you walk as if you were tired.
34You will not be sorry to find yourself at home." "What is this?--What is this?" cried Mr. Weston, "about Perry and a
35carriage? Is Perry going to set up his carriage, Frank? I am glad he can afford it. You had it from himself, had you?"
36"No, sir," replied his son, laughing, "I seem to have had it from nobody.--Very odd!--I really was persuaded of Mrs.
37Weston's having mentioned it in one of her letters to Enscombe, many weeks ago, with all these particulars--but as she
38declares she never heard a syllable of it before, of course it must have been a dream. I am a great dreamer. I dream of
39every body at Highbury when I am away--and when I have gone through my particular friends, then I begin dreaming of Mr.
40and Mrs. Perry." "It is odd though," observed his father, "that you should have had such a regular connected dream about
41people whom it was not very likely you should be thinking of at Enscombe. Perry's setting up his carriage! and his
42wife's persuading him to it, out of care for his health--just what will happen, I have no doubt, some time or other;
43only a little premature. What an air of probability sometimes runs through a dream! And at others, what a heap of
44absurdities it is! Well, Frank, your dream certainly shews that Highbury is in your thoughts when you are absent. Emma,
45you are a great dreamer, I think?" Emma was out of hearing. She had hurried on before her guests to prepare her father
46for their appearance, and was beyond the reach of Mr. Weston's hint. "Why, to own the truth," cried Miss Bates, who had
47been trying in vain to be heard the last two minutes, "if I must speak on this subject, there is no denying that Mr.
48Frank Churchill might have--I do not mean to say that he did not dream it--I am sure I have sometimes the oddest dreams
49in the world--but if I am questioned about it, I must acknowledge that there was such an idea last spring; for Mrs.
50Perry herself mentioned it to my mother, and the Coles knew of it as well as ourselves--but it was quite a secret, known
51to nobody else, and only thought of about three days. Mrs. Perry was very anxious that he should have a carriage, and
52came to my mother in great spirits one morning because she thought she had prevailed. Jane, don't you remember
53grandmama's telling us of it when we got home? I forget where we had been walking to--very likely to Randalls; yes, I
54think it was to Randalls. Mrs. Perry was always particularly fond of my mother--indeed I do not know who is not--and she
55had mentioned it to her in confidence; she had no objection to her telling us, of course, but it was not to go beyond:
56and, from that day to this, I never mentioned it to a soul that I know of. At the same time, I will not positively
57answer for my having never dropt a hint, because I know I do sometimes pop out a thing before I am aware. I am a talker,
58you know; I am rather a talker; and now and then I have let a thing escape me which I should not. I am not like Jane; I
59wish I were. I will answer for it she never betrayed the least thing in the world. Where is she?--Oh! just behind.
60Perfectly remember Mrs. Perry's coming.--Extraordinary dream, indeed!" They were entering the hall. Mr. Knightley's eyes
61had preceded Miss Bates's in a glance at Jane. From Frank Churchill's face, where he thought he saw confusion suppressed
62or laughed away, he had involuntarily turned to hers; but she was indeed behind, and too busy with her shawl. Mr. Weston
63had walked in. The two other gentlemen waited at the door to let her pass. Mr. Knightley suspected in Frank Churchill
64the determination of catching her eye--he seemed watching her intently--in vain, however, if it were so--Jane passed
65between them into the hall, and looked at neither. There was no time for farther remark or explanation. The dream must
66be borne with, and Mr. Knightley must take his seat with the rest round the large modern circular table which Emma had
67introduced at Hartfield, and which none but Emma could have had power to place there and persuade her father to use,
68instead of the small-sized Pembroke, on which two of his daily meals had, for forty years been crowded. Tea passed
69pleasantly, and nobody seemed in a hurry to move.
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