Эмма

Chapter 8

           Churchillwerenotinhealthandspiritsforgoing;thattheymadeapointofvisitingnofreshperson;andthat,thoughhehadhisseparateengagements,itwasnotwithoutdifficulty,withoutconsiderableaddressattimes,thathecouldgetaway,orintroduceanacquaintanceforanight.

           ShesawthatEnscombecouldnotsatisfy,andthatHighbury,takenatitsbest,mightreasonablypleaseayoungmanwhohadmoreretirementathomethanheliked.HisimportanceatEnscombewasveryevident.Hedidnotboast,butitnaturallybetrayeditself,thathehadpersuadedhisauntwherehisunclecoulddonothing,andonherlaughingandnoticingit,heownedthathebelieved(exceptingoneortwopoints)hecouldwithtimepersuadehertoanything.Oneofthosepointsonwhichhisinfluencefailed,hethenmentioned.Hehadwantedverymuchtogoabroad—hadbeenveryeagerindeedtobeallowedtotravel—butshewouldnothearofit.Thishadhappenedtheyearbefore.Now,hesaid,hewasbeginningtohavenolongerthesamewish.

           Theunpersuadablepoint,whichhedidnotmention,Emmaguessedtobegoodbehaviourtohisfather.

           "Ihavemadeamostwretcheddiscovery,"saidhe,afterashortpause.—"Ihavebeenhereaweekto-morrow—halfmytime.Ineverknewdaysflysofast.Aweekto-morrow!—AndIhavehardlybeguntoenjoymyself.ButjustgotacquaintedwithMrs.Weston,andothers!—Ihatetherecollection.

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