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Chapter 14

           Woodhousehadbeensafelyseatedlongenoughtogivethehistoryofit,besidesallthehistoryofhisownandIsabella’scoming,andofEmma’sbeingtofollow,andhadindeedjustgottotheendofhissatisfactionthatJamesshouldcomeandseehisdaughter,whentheothersappeared,andMrs.Weston,whohadbeenalmostwhollyengrossedbyherattentionstohim,wasabletoturnawayandwelcomeherdearEmma.

           Emma’sprojectofforgettingMr.Eltonforawhilemadeherrathersorrytofind,whentheyhadalltakentheirplaces,thathewasclosetoher.ThedifficultywasgreatofdrivinghisstrangeinsensibilitytowardsHarriet,fromhermind,whilehenotonlysatatherelbow,butwascontinuallyobtrudinghishappycountenanceonhernotice,andsolicitouslyaddressingheruponeveryoccasion.Insteadofforgettinghim,hisbehaviourwassuchthatshecouldnotavoidtheinternalsuggestionof"Canitreallybeasmybrotherimagined?canitbepossibleforthismantobebeginningtotransferhisaffectionsfromHarriettome?Absurdandinsufferable!"—Yethewouldbesoanxiousforherbeingperfectlywarm,wouldbesointerestedaboutherfather,andsodelightedwithMrs.Weston;andatlastwouldbeginadmiringherdrawingswithsomuchzealandsolittleknowledgeasseemedterriblylikeawould-belover,andmadeitsomeeffortwithhertopreservehergoodmanners.

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