Эмма

Chapter 17

           

           "Readit,readit,"saidhe,"itwillgiveyoupleasure;onlyafewlines—willnottakeyoulong;readittoEmma."

           Thetwoladieslookedoverittogether;andhesatsmilingandtalkingtothemthewholetime,inavoicealittlesubdued,butveryaudibletoeverybody.

           "Well,heiscoming,yousee;goodnews,Ithink.Well,whatdoyousaytoit?—Ialwaystoldyouhewouldbehereagainsoon,didnotI?—Anne,mydear,didnotIalwaystellyouso,andyouwouldnotbelieveme?—Intownnextweek,yousee—atthelatest,Idaresay;forsheisasimpatientastheblackgentlemanwhenanythingistobedone;mostlikelytheywillbethereto-morroworSaturday.Astoherillness,allnothingofcourse.ButitisanexcellentthingtohaveFrankamongusagain,sonearastown.Theywillstayagoodwhilewhentheydocome,andhewillbehalfhistimewithus.ThisispreciselywhatIwanted.Well,prettygoodnews,isnotit?Haveyoufinishedit?HasEmmareaditall?Putitup,putitup;wewillhaveagoodtalkaboutitsomeothertime,butitwillnotdonow.Ishallonlyjustmentionthecircumstancetotheothersinacommonway."

           Mrs.Westonwasmostcomfortablypleasedontheoccasion.Herlooksandwordshadnothingtorestrainthem.Shewashappy,sheknewshewashappy,andknewsheoughttobehappy.Hercongratulationswerewarmandopen;butEmmacouldnotspeaksofluently

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