Chapter 11

           

           "Harriet,poorHarriet!"—Thosewerethewords;inthemlaythetormentingideaswhichEmmacouldnotgetridof,andwhichconstitutedtherealmiseryofthebusinesstoher.FrankChurchillhadbehavedveryillbyherselfveryillinmanywaysbutitwasnotsomuchhisbehaviourasherown,whichmadehersoangrywithhim.ItwasthescrapewhichhehaddrawnherintoonHarriet’saccount,thatgavethedeepesthuetohisoffence.PoorHarriet!tobeasecondtimethedupeofhermisconceptionsandflattery.Mr.Knightleyhadspokenprophetically,whenheoncesaid,"Emma,youhavebeennofriendtoHarrietSmith."—Shewasafraidshehaddonehernothingbutdisservice.Itwastruethatshehadnottochargeherself,inthisinstanceasintheformer,withbeingthesoleandoriginalauthorofthemischief;withhavingsuggestedsuchfeelingsasmightotherwiseneverhaveenteredHarriet’simagination;forHarriethadacknowledgedheradmirationandpreferenceofFrankChurchillbeforeshehadevergivenherahintonthesubject;butshefeltcompletelyguiltyofhavingencouragedwhatshemighthaverepressed.Shemighthavepreventedtheindulgenceandincreaseofsuchsentiments.Herinfluencewouldhavebeenenough.Andnowshewasveryconsciousthatsheoughttohavepreventedthem.Shefeltthatshehadbeenriskingherfriend’shappinessonmostinsufficientgrounds.

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