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She

did

not

do

any

of

it

in

the

same

way

that

she

used

;

I

could

see

she

was

altered

;

but

,

however

,

she

seemed

to

try

to

be

very

friendly

,

and

we

shook

hands

,

and

stood

talking

some

time

;

but

I

know

no

more

what

I

said

--

I

was

in

such

a

tremble

!

--

I

remember

she

said

she

was

sorry

we

never

met

now

;

which

I

thought

almost

too

kind

!

Dear

,

Miss

Woodhouse

,

I

was

absolutely

miserable

!

By

that

time

,

it

was

beginning

to

hold

up

,

and

I

was

determined

that

nothing

should

stop

me

from

getting

away

--

and

then

--

only

think

!

--

I

found

he

was

coming

up

towards

me

too

--

slowly

you

know

,

and

as

if

he

did

not

quite

know

what

to

do

;

and

so

he

came

and

spoke

,

and

I

answered

--

and

I

stood

for

a

minute

,

feeling

dreadfully

,

you

know

,

one

ca

n't

tell

how

;

and

then

I

took

courage

,

and

said

it

did

not

rain

,

and

I

must

go

;

and

so

off

I

set

;

and

I

had

not

got

three

yards

from

the

door

,

when

he

came

after

me

,

only

to

say

,

if

I

was

going

to

Hartfield

,

he

thought

I

had

much

better

go

round

by

Mr.

Cole

's

stables

,

for

I

should

find

the

near

way

quite

floated

by

this

rain

.

Oh

!

dear

,

I

thought

it

would

have

been

the

death

of

me

!

So

I

said

,

I

was

very

much

obliged

to

him

:

you

know

I

could

not

do

less

;

and

then

he

went

back

to

Elizabeth

,

and

I

came

round

by

the

stables

--

I

believe

I

did

--

but

I

hardly

knew

where

I

was

,

or

any

thing

about

it

.

Oh

!

Miss

Woodhouse

,

I

would

rather

done

any

thing

than

have

it

happen

:

and

yet

,

you

know

,

there

was

a

sort

of

satisfaction

in

seeing

him

behave

so

pleasantly

and

so

kindly

.

And

Elizabeth

,

too

.

Oh

!

Miss

Woodhouse

,

do

talk

to

me

and

make

me

comfortable

again

.

"

Very

sincerely

did

Emma

wish

to

do

so

;

but

it

was

not

immediately

in

her

power

.

She

was

obliged

to

stop

and

think

.

She

was

not

thoroughly

comfortable

herself

.

The

young

man

's

conduct

,

and

his

sister

's

,

seemed

the

result

of

real

feeling

,

and

she

could

not

but

pity

them

.

As

Harriet

described

it

,

there

had

been

an

interesting

mixture

of

wounded

affection

and

genuine

delicacy

in

their

behaviour

.

But

she

had

believed

them

to

be

well-meaning

,

worthy

people

before

;

and

what

difference

did

this

make

in

the

evils

of

the

connexion

?

It

was

folly

to

be

disturbed

by

it

.

Of

course

,

he

must

be

sorry

to

lose

her

--

they

must

be

all

sorry

.

Ambition

,

as

well

as

love

,

had

probably

been

mortified

.

They

might

all

have

hoped

to

rise

by

Harriet

's

acquaintance

:

and

besides

,

what

was

the

value

of

Harriet

's

description

?

--

So

easily

pleased

--

so

little

discerning

--

what

signified

her

praise

?

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She

exerted

herself

,

and

did

try

to

make

her

comfortable

,

by

considering

all

that

had

passed

as

a

mere

trifle

,

and

quite

unworthy

of

being

dwelt

on

,

"

It

might

be

distressing

,

for

the

moment

,

"

said

she

;

"

but

you

seem

to

have

behaved

extremely

well

;

and

it

is

over

--

and

may

never

--

can

never

,

as

a

first

meeting

,

occur

again

,

and

therefore

you

need

not

think

about

it

"

Harriet

said

,

"

very

true

,

"

and

she

"

would

not

think

about

it

;

"

but

still

she

talked

of

it

--

still

she

could

talk

of

nothing

else

;

and

Emma

,

at

last

,

in

order

to

put

the

Martins

out

of

her

head

,

was

obliged

to

hurry

on

the

news

,

which

she

had

meant

to

give

with

so

much

tender

caution

;

hardly

knowing

herself

whether

to

rejoice

or

be

angry

,

ashamed

or

only

amused

,

at

such

a

state

of

mind

in

poor

Harriet

--

such

a

conclusion

of

Mr.

Elton

's

importance

with

her

!

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Mr.

Elton

's

rights

,

however

,

gradually

revived

.

Though

she

did

not

feel

the

first

intelligence

as

she

might

have

done

the

day

before

,

or

an

hour

before

,

its

interest

soon

increased

;

and

before

their

first

conversation

was

over

,

she

had

talked

herself

into

all

the

sensations

of

curiosity

,

wonder

and

regret

,

pain

and

pleasure

,

as

to

this

fortunate

Miss

Hawkins

,

which

could

conduce

to

place

the

Martins

under

proper

subordination

in

her

fancy

.

Emma

learned

to

be

rather

glad

that

there

had

been

such

a

meeting

.

It

had

been

serviceable

in

deadening

the

first

shock

,

without

retaining

any

influence

to

alarm

.

As

Harriet

now

lived

,

the

Martins

could

not

get

at

her

,

without

seeking

her

,

where

hitherto

they

had

wanted

either

the

courage

or

the

condescension

to

seek

her

;

for

since

her

refusal

of

the

brother

,

the

sisters

never

had

been

at

Mrs.

Goddard

's

;

and

a

twelvemonth

might

pass

without

their

being

thrown

together

again

,

with

any

necessity

,

or

even

any

power

of

speech

.

Human

nature

is

so

well

disposed

towards

those

who

are

in

interesting

situations

,

that

a

young

person

,

who

either

marries

or

dies

,

is

sure

of

being

kindly

spoken

of

.

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