Эмма

Chapter 10

           —Humph!—Inshort,mydearEmma,thereisnooccasiontobesouneasyaboutit.Idon’tsaythatitisnotadisagreeablebusiness—butthingsmightbemuchworse.—Ifwewalkfast,weshallsoonbeatRandalls."

           Emmafoundthatshemustwait;andnowitrequiredlittleeffort.Sheaskednomorequestionstherefore,merelyemployedherownfancy,andthatsoonpointedouttohertheprobabilityofitsbeingsomemoneyconcern—somethingjustcometolight,ofadisagreeablenatureinthecircumstancesofthefamily—somethingwhichthelateeventatRichmondhadbroughtforward.Herfancywasveryactive.Halfadozennaturalchildren,perhaps—andpoorFrankcutoff!—This,thoughveryundesirable,wouldbenomatterofagonytoher.Itinspiredlittlemorethanananimatingcuriosity.

           "Whoisthatgentlemanonhorseback?"saidshe,astheyproceeded—speakingmoretoassistMr.Westoninkeepinghissecret,thanwithanyotherview.

           "Idonotknow.—OneoftheOtways.—NotFrank—itisnotFrank,Iassureyou.Youwillnotseehim.HeishalfwaytoWindsorbythistime."

           "Hasyoursonbeenwithyou,then?"

           "Oh!yes—didnotyouknow?—Well,well,nevermind."

           Foramomenthewassilent;andthenadded,inatonemuchmoreguardedanddemure,

           "Yes,Frankcameoverthismorning,justtoaskushowwedid."

           Theyhurriedon,andwerespeedilyatRandalls.

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