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Chapter 6

           

           ItwassolongsinceEmmahadbeenattheAbbey,thatassoonasshewassatisfiedofherfather’scomfort,shewasgladtoleavehim,andlookaroundher;eagertorefreshandcorrecthermemorywithmoreparticularobservation,moreexactunderstandingofahouseandgroundswhichmusteverbesointerestingtoherandallherfamily.

           Shefeltallthehonestprideandcomplacencywhichheralliancewiththepresentandfutureproprietorcouldfairlywarrant,assheviewedtherespectablesizeandstyleofthebuilding,itssuitable,becoming,characteristicsituation,lowandsheltered—itsamplegardensstretchingdowntomeadowswashedbyastream,ofwhichtheAbbey,withalltheoldneglectofprospect,hadscarcelyasight—anditsabundanceoftimberinrowsandavenues,whichneitherfashionnorextravagancehadrootedup.—ThehousewaslargerthanHartfield,andtotallyunlikeit,coveringagooddealofground,ramblingandirregular,withmanycomfortable,andoneortwohandsomerooms.—Itwasjustwhatitoughttobe,anditlookedwhatitwas—andEmmafeltanincreasingrespectforit,astheresidenceofafamilyofsuchtruegentility,untaintedinbloodandunderstanding.—SomefaultsoftemperJohnKnightleyhad;butIsabellahadconnectedherselfunexceptionably.Shehadgiventhemneithermen,nornames,norplaces,thatcouldraiseablush.Thesewerepleasantfeelings,andshewalkedaboutandindulgedthemtillitwasnecessarytodoastheothersdid,andcollectroundthestrawberry-beds.

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