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1Time passed on. A few more to-morrows, and the party from London would be arriving. It was an alarming change; and Emma
2was thinking of it one morning, as what must bring a great deal to agitate and grieve her, when Mr. Knightley came in,
3and distressing thoughts were put by. After the first chat of pleasure he was silent; and then, in a graver tone, began
4with, "I have something to tell you, Emma; some news." "Good or bad?" said she, quickly, looking up in his face. "I do
5not know which it ought to be called." "Oh! good I am sure.--I see it in your countenance. You are trying not to smile."
6"I am afraid," said he, composing his features, "I am very much afraid, my dear Emma, that you will not smile when you
7hear it." "Indeed! but why so?--I can hardly imagine that any thing which pleases or amuses you, should not please and
8amuse me too." "There is one subject," he replied, "I hope but one, on which we do not think alike." He paused a moment,
9again smiling, with his eyes fixed on her face. "Does nothing occur to you?--Do not you recollect?--Harriet Smith." Her
10cheeks flushed at the name, and she felt afraid of something, though she knew not what. "Have you heard from her
11yourself this morning?" cried he. "You have, I believe, and know the whole." "No, I have not; I know nothing; pray tell
12me." "You are prepared for the worst, I see--and very bad it is. Harriet Smith marries Robert Martin." Emma gave a
13start, which did not seem like being prepared--and her eyes, in eager gaze, said, "No, this is impossible!" but her lips
14were closed. "It is so, indeed," continued Mr. Knightley; "I have it from Robert Martin himself. He left me not half an
15hour ago." She was still looking at him with the most speaking amazement. "You like it, my Emma, as little as I
16feared.--I wish our opinions were the same. But in time they will. Time, you may be sure, will make one or the other of
17us think differently; and, in the meanwhile, we need not talk much on the subject." "You mistake me, you quite mistake
18me," she replied, exerting herself. "It is not that such a circumstance would now make me unhappy, but I cannot believe
19it. It seems an impossibility!--You cannot mean to say, that Harriet Smith has accepted Robert Martin. You cannot mean
20that he has even proposed to her again--yet. You only mean, that he intends it." "I mean that he has done it," answered
21Mr. Knightley, with smiling but determined decision, "and been accepted." "Good God!" she cried.--"Well!"--Then having
22recourse to her workbasket, in excuse for leaning down her face, and concealing all the exquisite feelings of delight
23and entertainment which she knew she must be expressing, she added, "Well, now tell me every thing; make this
24intelligible to me. How, where, when?--Let me know it all. I never was more surprized--but it does not make me unhappy,
25I assure you.--How--how has it been possible?" "It is a very simple story. He went to town on business three days ago,
26and I got him to take charge of some papers which I was wanting to send to John.--He delivered these papers to John, at
27his chambers, and was asked by him to join their party the same evening to Astley's. They were going to take the two
28eldest boys to Astley's. The party was to be our brother and sister, Henry, John--and Miss Smith. My friend Robert could
29not resist. They called for him in their way; were all extremely amused; and my brother asked him to dine with them the
30next day--which he did--and in the course of that visit (as I understand) he found an opportunity of speaking to
31Harriet; and certainly did not speak in vain.--She made him, by her acceptance, as happy even as he is deserving. He
32came down by yesterday's coach, and was with me this morning immediately after breakfast, to report his proceedings,
33first on my affairs, and then on his own. This is all that I can relate of the how, where, and when. Your friend Harriet
34will make a much longer history when you see her.--She will give you all the minute particulars, which only woman's
35language can make interesting.--In our communications we deal only in the great.--However, I must say, that Robert
36Martin's heart seemed for him, and to me, very overflowing; and that he did mention, without its being much to the
37purpose, that on quitting their box at Astley's, my brother took charge of Mrs. John Knightley and little John, and he
38followed with Miss Smith and Henry; and that at one time they were in such a crowd, as to make Miss Smith rather
39uneasy." He stopped.--Emma dared not attempt any immediate reply. To speak, she was sure would be to betray a most
40unreasonable degree of happiness. She must wait a moment, or he would think her mad. Her silence disturbed him; and
41after observing her a little while, he added, "Emma, my love, you said that this circumstance would not now make you
42unhappy; but I am afraid it gives you more pain than you expected. His situation is an evil--but you must consider it as
43what satisfies your friend; and I will answer for your thinking better and better of him as you know him more. His good
44sense and good principles would delight you.--As far as the man is concerned, you could not wish your friend in better
45hands. His rank in society I would alter if I could, which is saying a great deal I assure you, Emma.--You laugh at me
46about William Larkins; but I could quite as ill spare Robert Martin." He wanted her to look up and smile; and having now
47brought herself not to smile too broadly--she did--cheerfully answering, "You need not be at any pains to reconcile me
48to the match. I think Harriet is doing extremely well. Her connexions may be worse than his. In respectability of
49character, there can be no doubt that they are. I have been silent from surprize merely, excessive surprize. You cannot
50imagine how suddenly it has come on me! how peculiarly unprepared I was!--for I had reason to believe her very lately
51more determined against him, much more, than she was before." "You ought to know your friend best," replied Mr.
52Knightley; "but I should say she was a good-tempered, soft-hearted girl, not likely to be very, very determined against
53any young man who told her he loved her." Emma could not help laughing as she answered, "Upon my word, I believe you
54know her quite as well as I do.--But, Mr. Knightley, are you perfectly sure that she has absolutely and downright
55accepted him. I could suppose she might in time--but can she already?--Did not you misunderstand him?--You were both
56talking of other things; of business, shows of cattle, or new drills--and might not you, in the confusion of so many
57subjects, mistake him?--It was not Harriet's hand that he was certain of--it was the dimensions of some famous ox." The
58contrast between the countenance and air of Mr. Knightley and Robert Martin was, at this moment, so strong to Emma's
59feelings, and so strong was the recollection of all that had so recently passed on Harriet's side, so fresh the sound of
60those words, spoken with such emphasis, "No, I hope I know better than to think of Robert Martin," that she was really
61expecting the intelligence to prove, in some measure, premature. It could not be otherwise. "Do you dare say this?"
62cried Mr. Knightley. "Do you dare to suppose me so great a blockhead, as not to know what a man is talking of?--What do
63you deserve?" "Oh! I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other; and, therefore, you must
64give me a plain, direct answer. Are you quite sure that you understand the terms on which Mr. Martin and Harriet now
65are?" "I am quite sure," he replied, speaking very distinctly, "that he told me she had accepted him; and that there was
66no obscurity, nothing doubtful, in the words he used; and I think I can give you a proof that it must be so. He asked my
67opinion as to what he was now to do. He knew of no one but Mrs. Goddard to whom he could apply for information of her
68relations or friends. Could I mention any thing more fit to be done, than to go to Mrs. Goddard? I assured him that I
69could not. Then, he said, he would endeavour to see her in the course of this day."
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