Эмма

Chapter 8

           Eltonhadlearnedfromtheostleronthesubject,beingtheaccumulationoftheostler’sownknowledge,andtheknowledgeoftheservantsatRandalls,was,thatamessengerhadcomeoverfromRichmondsoonafterthereturnofthepartyfromBoxHillwhichmessenger,however,hadbeennomorethanwasexpected;andthatMr.Churchillhadsenthisnephewafewlines,containing,uponthewhole,atolerableaccountofMrs.Churchill,andonlywishinghimnottodelaycomingbackbeyondthenextmorningearly;butthatMr.FrankChurchillhavingresolvedtogohomedirectly,withoutwaitingatall,andhishorseseemingtohavegotacold,TomhadbeensentoffimmediatelyfortheCrownchaise,andtheostlerhadstoodoutandseenitpassby,theboygoingagoodpace,anddrivingverysteady.

           Therewasnothinginallthiseithertoastonishorinterest,anditcaughtEmma’sattentiononlyasitunitedwiththesubjectwhichalreadyengagedhermind.ThecontrastbetweenMrs.Churchill’simportanceintheworld,andJaneFairfax’s,struckher;onewaseverything,theothernothingandshesatmusingonthedifferenceofwoman’sdestiny,andquiteunconsciousonwhathereyeswerefixed,tillrousedbyMissBates’ssaying,

           "Aye,Iseewhatyouarethinkingof,thepianoforte.Whatistobecomeofthat?Verytrue.PoordearJanewastalkingofitjustnow.‘Youmustgo,’saidshe.‘YouandImustpart.Youwillhavenobusinesshere

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