Эмма

Chapter 2

           Weston’sjudgment;andtheyweresoverycloselyfollowedbyanothercarriageofcousins,whohadbeenentreatedtocomeearlywiththesamedistinguishingearnestness,onthesameerrand,thatitseemedasifhalfthecompanymightsoonbecollectedtogetherforthepurposeofpreparatoryinspection.

           EmmaperceivedthathertastewasnottheonlytasteonwhichMr.Westondepended,andfelt,thattobethefavouriteandintimateofamanwhohadsomanyintimatesandconfidantes,wasnottheveryfirstdistinctioninthescaleofvanity.Shelikedhisopenmanners,butalittlelessofopen-heartednesswouldhavemadehimahighercharacter.Generalbenevolence,butnotgeneralfriendship,madeamanwhatheoughttobe.Shecouldfancysuchaman.Thewholepartywalkedabout,andlooked,andpraisedagain;andthen,havingnothingelsetodo,formedasortofhalf-circleroundthefire,toobserveintheirvariousmodes,tillothersubjectswerestarted,that,thoughMay,afireintheeveningwasstillverypleasant.

           EmmafoundthatitwasnotMr.Weston’sfaultthatthenumberofprivycouncillorswasnotyetlarger.TheyhadstoppedatMrs.Bates’sdoortooffertheuseoftheircarriage,buttheauntandnieceweretobebroughtbytheEltons.

           Frankwasstandingbyher,butnotsteadily;therewasarestlessness,whichshewedamindnotatease.

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