Эмма

Chapter 1

           Westonneednotspendasingleeveningintheyearaloneifhedidnotlikeit.Ohno!Mr.Westoncertainlywouldnevermarryagain.Somepeopleeventalkedofapromisetohiswifeonherdeathbed,andothersofthesonandtheunclenotlettinghim.Allmannerofsolemnnonsensewastalkedonthesubject,butIbelievednoneofit.

           "EversincethedayaboutfouryearsagothatMissTaylorandImetwithhiminBroadwayLane,when,becauseitbegantodrizzle,hedartedawaywithsomuchgallantry,andborrowedtwoumbrellasforusfromFarmerMitchell’s,Imadeupmymindonthesubject.Iplannedthematchfromthathour;andwhensuchsuccesshasblessedmeinthisinstance,dearpapa,youcannotthinkthatIshallleaveoffmatch-making."

           "Idonotunderstandwhatyoumeanby‘success,’"saidMr.Knightley."Successsupposesendeavour.Yourtimehasbeenproperlyanddelicatelyspent,ifyouhavebeenendeavouringforthelastfouryearstobringaboutthismarriage.Aworthyemploymentforayounglady’smind!Butif,whichIratherimagine,yourmakingthematch,asyoucallit,meansonlyyourplanningit,yoursayingtoyourselfoneidleday,‘IthinkitwouldbeaverygoodthingforMissTaylorifMr.Westonweretomarryher,’andsayingitagaintoyourselfeverynowandthenafterwards,whydoyoutalkofsuccess?Whereisyourmerit?Whatareyouproudof?Youmadealuckyguess;andthatisallthatcanbesaid.

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