Part 2

Chapter 1

           EmmaandHarriethadbeenwalkingtogetheronemorning,and,inEmma’sopinion,hadbeentalkingenoughofMr.Eltonforthatday.ShecouldnotthinkthatHarriet’ssolaceorherownsinsrequiredmore;andshewasthereforeindustriouslygettingridofthesubjectastheyreturned—butitburstoutagainwhenshethoughtshehadsucceeded,andafterspeakingsometimeofwhatthepoormustsufferinwinter,andreceivingnootheranswerthanaveryplaintive—"Mr.Eltonissogoodtothepoor!"shefoundsomethingelsemustbedone.

           TheywerejustapproachingthehousewherelivedMrs.andMissBates.Shedeterminedtocalluponthemandseeksafetyinnumbers.Therewasalwayssufficientreasonforsuchanattention;Mrs.andMissBateslovedtobecalledon,andsheknewshewasconsideredbytheveryfewwhopresumedevertoseeimperfectioninher,asrathernegligentinthatrespect,andasnotcontributingwhatsheoughttothestockoftheirscantycomforts.

           ShehadhadmanyahintfromMr.Knightleyandsomefromherownheart,astoherdeficiency—butnonewereequaltocounteractthepersuasionofitsbeingverydisagreeable—awasteoftime—tiresomewomen—andallthehorrorofbeingindangeroffallinginwiththesecond-rateandthird-rateofHighbury,whowerecallingonthemforever,andthereforesheseldomwentnearthem.

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