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1"I am perfectly satisfied," replied Emma, with the brightest smiles, "and most sincerely wish them happy." "You are
2materially changed since we talked on this subject before." "I hope so--for at that time I was a fool." "And I am
3changed also; for I am now very willing to grant you all Harriet's good qualities. I have taken some pains for your
4sake, and for Robert Martin's sake, (whom I have always had reason to believe as much in love with her as ever,) to get
5acquainted with her. I have often talked to her a good deal. You must have seen that I did. Sometimes, indeed, I have
6thought you were half suspecting me of pleading poor Martin's cause, which was never the case; but, from all my
7observations, I am convinced of her being an artless, amiable girl, with very good notions, very seriously good
8principles, and placing her happiness in the affections and utility of domestic life.--Much of this, I have no doubt,
9she may thank you for." "Me!" cried Emma, shaking her head.--"Ah! poor Harriet!" She checked herself, however, and
10submitted quietly to a little more praise than she deserved. Their conversation was soon afterwards closed by the
11entrance of her father. She was not sorry. She wanted to be alone. Her mind was in a state of flutter and wonder, which
12made it impossible for her to be collected. She was in dancing, singing, exclaiming spirits; and till she had moved
13about, and talked to herself, and laughed and reflected, she could be fit for nothing rational. Her father's business
14was to announce James's being gone out to put the horses to, preparatory to their now daily drive to Randalls; and she
15had, therefore, an immediate excuse for disappearing. The joy, the gratitude, the exquisite delight of her sensations
16may be imagined. The sole grievance and alloy thus removed in the prospect of Harriet's welfare, she was really in
17danger of becoming too happy for security.--What had she to wish for? Nothing, but to grow more worthy of him, whose
18intentions and judgment had been ever so superior to her own. Nothing, but that the lessons of her past folly might
19teach her humility and circumspection in future. Serious she was, very serious in her thankfulness, and in her
20resolutions; and yet there was no preventing a laugh, sometimes in the very midst of them. She must laugh at such a
21close! Such an end of the doleful disappointment of five weeks back! Such a heart--such a Harriet! Now there would be
22pleasure in her returning--Every thing would be a pleasure. It would be a great pleasure to know Robert Martin. High in
23the rank of her most serious and heartfelt felicities, was the reflection that all necessity of concealment from Mr.
24Knightley would soon be over. The disguise, equivocation, mystery, so hateful to her to practise, might soon be over.
25She could now look forward to giving him that full and perfect confidence which her disposition was most ready to
26welcome as a duty. In the gayest and happiest spirits she set forward with her father; not always listening, but always
27agreeing to what he said; and, whether in speech or silence, conniving at the comfortable persuasion of his being
28obliged to go to Randalls every day, or poor Mrs. Weston would be disappointed. They arrived.--Mrs. Weston was alone in
29the drawing-room:--but hardly had they been told of the baby, and Mr. Woodhouse received the thanks for coming, which he
30asked for, when a glimpse was caught through the blind, of two figures passing near the window. "It is Frank and Miss
31Fairfax," said Mrs. Weston. "I was just going to tell you of our agreeable surprize in seeing him arrive this morning.
32He stays till to-morrow, and Miss Fairfax has been persuaded to spend the day with us.--They are coming in, I hope." In
33half a minute they were in the room. Emma was extremely glad to see him--but there was a degree of confusion--a number
34of embarrassing recollections on each side. They met readily and smiling, but with a consciousness which at first
35allowed little to be said; and having all sat down again, there was for some time such a blank in the circle, that Emma
36began to doubt whether the wish now indulged, which she had long felt, of seeing Frank Churchill once more, and of
37seeing him with Jane, would yield its proportion of pleasure. When Mr. Weston joined the party, however, and when the
38baby was fetched, there was no longer a want of subject or animation--or of courage and opportunity for Frank Churchill
39to draw near her and say, "I have to thank you, Miss Woodhouse, for a very kind forgiving message in one of Mrs.
40Weston's letters. I hope time has not made you less willing to pardon. I hope you do not retract what you then said."
41"No, indeed," cried Emma, most happy to begin, "not in the least. I am particularly glad to see and shake hands with
42you--and to give you joy in person." He thanked her with all his heart, and continued some time to speak with serious
43feeling of his gratitude and happiness. "Is not she looking well?" said he, turning his eyes towards Jane. "Better than
44she ever used to do?--You see how my father and Mrs. Weston doat upon her." But his spirits were soon rising again, and
45with laughing eyes, after mentioning the expected return of the Campbells, he named the name of Dixon.--Emma blushed,
46and forbade its being pronounced in her hearing. "I can never think of it," she cried, "without extreme shame." "The
47shame," he answered, "is all mine, or ought to be. But is it possible that you had no suspicion?--I mean of late. Early,
48I know, you had none." "I never had the smallest, I assure you." "That appears quite wonderful. I was once very
49near--and I wish I had--it would have been better. But though I was always doing wrong things, they were very bad wrong
50things, and such as did me no service.--It would have been a much better transgression had I broken the bond of secrecy
51and told you every thing." "It is not now worth a regret," said Emma. "I have some hope," resumed he, "of my uncle's
52being persuaded to pay a visit at Randalls; he wants to be introduced to her. When the Campbells are returned, we shall
53meet them in London, and continue there, I trust, till we may carry her northward.--But now, I am at such a distance
54from her--is not it hard, Miss Woodhouse?--Till this morning, we have not once met since the day of reconciliation. Do
55not you pity me?" Emma spoke her pity so very kindly, that with a sudden accession of gay thought, he cried, "Ah! by the
56bye," then sinking his voice, and looking demure for the moment--"I hope Mr. Knightley is well?" He paused.--She
57coloured and laughed.--"I know you saw my letter, and think you may remember my wish in your favour. Let me return your
58congratulations.--I assure you that I have heard the news with the warmest interest and satisfaction.--He is a man whom
59I cannot presume to praise." Emma was delighted, and only wanted him to go on in the same style; but his mind was the
60next moment in his own concerns and with his own Jane, and his next words were, "Did you ever see such a skin?--such
61smoothness! such delicacy!--and yet without being actually fair.--One cannot call her fair. It is a most uncommon
62complexion, with her dark eye-lashes and hair--a most distinguishing complexion! So peculiarly the lady in it.--Just
63colour enough for beauty." "I have always admired her complexion," replied Emma, archly; "but do not I remember the time
64when you found fault with her for being so pale?--When we first began to talk of her.--Have you quite forgotten?" "Oh!
65no--what an impudent dog I was!--How could I dare--" But he laughed so heartily at the recollection, that Emma could not
66help saying, "I do suspect that in the midst of your perplexities at that time, you had very great amusement in tricking
67us all.--I am sure you had.--I am sure it was a consolation to you." "Oh! no, no, no--how can you suspect me of such a
68thing? I was the most miserable wretch!" "Not quite so miserable as to be insensible to mirth. I am sure it was a source
69of high entertainment to you, to feel that you were taking us all in.--Perhaps I am the readier to suspect, because, to
70tell you the truth, I think it might have been some amusement to myself in the same situation. I think there is a little
71likeness between us." He bowed.
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