Chapter 13

           

           TherecouldhardlybeahappiercreatureintheworldthanMrs.JohnKnightley,inthisshortvisittoHartfield,goingabouteverymorningamongheroldacquaintancewithherfivechildren,andtalkingoverwhatshehaddoneeveryeveningwithherfatherandsister.Shehadnothingtowishotherwise,butthatthedaysdidnotpasssoswiftly.Itwasadelightfulvisitperfect,inbeingmuchtooshort.

           Ingeneraltheireveningswerelessengagedwithfriendsthantheirmornings;butonecompletedinnerengagement,andoutofthehousetoo,therewasnoavoiding,thoughatChristmas.Mr.Westonwouldtakenodenial;theymustalldineatRandallsonedayevenMr.Woodhousewaspersuadedtothinkitapossiblethinginpreferencetoadivisionoftheparty.

           Howtheywerealltobeconveyed,hewouldhavemadeadifficultyifhecould,butashissonanddaughter’scarriageandhorseswereactuallyatHartfield,hewasnotabletomakemorethanasimplequestiononthathead;ithardlyamountedtoadoubt;nordiditoccupyEmmalongtoconvincehimthattheymightinoneofthecarriagesfindroomforHarrietalso.

           Harriet,Mr.Elton,andMr.Knightley,theirownespecialset,weretheonlypersonsinvitedtomeetthemthehoursweretobeearly,aswellasthenumbersfew;Mr.Woodhouse’shabitsandinclinationbeingconsultedineverything.

           Theeveningbeforethisgreatevent(foritwasaverygreateventthatMr.

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