Эмма

Chapter 4

           Thereisanopenness,aquickness,almostabluntnessinMr.Weston,whicheverybodylikesinhim,becausethereissomuchgood-humourwithitbutthatwouldnotdotobecopied.NeitherwouldMr.Knightley’sdownright,decided,commandingsortofmanner,thoughitsuitshimverywell;hisfigure,andlook,andsituationinlifeseemtoallowit;butifanyyoungmanweretosetaboutcopyinghim,hewouldnotbesufferable.Onthecontrary,IthinkayoungmanmightbeverysafelyrecommendedtotakeMr.Eltonasamodel.Mr.Eltonisgood-humoured,cheerful,obliging,andgentle.Heseemstometobegrownparticularlygentleoflate.Idonotknowwhetherhehasanydesignofingratiatinghimselfwitheitherofus,Harriet,byadditionalsoftness,butitstrikesmethathismannersaresofterthantheyusedtobe.Ifhemeansanything,itmustbetopleaseyou.DidnotItellyouwhathesaidofyoutheotherday?"

           ShethenrepeatedsomewarmpersonalpraisewhichshehaddrawnfromMr.Elton,andnowdidfulljusticeto;andHarrietblushedandsmiled,andsaidshehadalwaysthoughtMr.Eltonveryagreeable.

           Mr.EltonwastheverypersonfixedonbyEmmafordrivingtheyoungfarmeroutofHarriet’shead.Shethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentmatch;andonlytoopalpablydesirable,natural,andprobable,forhertohavemuchmeritinplanningit.Shefeareditwaswhateverybodyelsemustthinkofandpredict

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