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Chapter 12

           Knightley,awordortwomore,andIhavedone.Asfarasgoodintentionswent,wewerebothright,andImustsaythatnoeffectsonmysideoftheargumenthaveyetprovedwrong.IonlywanttoknowthatMr.Martinisnotvery,verybitterlydisappointed."

           "Amancannotbemoreso,"washisshort,fullanswer.

           "Ah!IndeedIamverysorry.Come,shakehandswithme."

           Thishadjusttakenplaceandwithgreatcordiality,whenJohnKnightleymadehisappearance,and"Howd’yedo,George?"and"John,howareyou?"succeededinthetrueEnglishstyle,buryingunderacalmnessthatseemedallbutindifference,therealattachmentwhichwouldhaveledeitherofthem,ifrequisite,todoeverythingforthegoodoftheother.

           Theeveningwasquietandconversable,asMr.WoodhousedeclinedcardsentirelyforthesakeofcomfortabletalkwithhisdearIsabella,andthelittlepartymadetwonaturaldivisions;ononesideheandhisdaughter;ontheotherthetwoMr.Knightleys;theirsubjectstotallydistinct,orveryrarelymixingandEmmaonlyoccasionallyjoininginoneortheother.

           Thebrotherstalkedoftheirownconcernsandpursuits,butprincipallyofthoseoftheelder,whosetemperwasbymuchthemostcommunicative,andwhowasalwaysthegreatertalker.

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