Эмма

Chapter 1

           WheneverJamesgoesovertoseehisdaughter,youknow,shewillbehearingofus.Hewillbeabletotellherhowweallare."

           Emmasparednoexertionstomaintainthishappierflowofideas,andhoped,bythehelpofbackgammon,togetherfathertolerablythroughtheevening,andbeattackedbynoregretsbutherown.Thebackgammon-tablewasplaced;butavisitorimmediatelyafterwardswalkedinandmadeitunnecessary.

           Mr.Knightley,asensiblemanaboutsevenoreight-and-thirty,wasnotonlyaveryoldandintimatefriendofthefamily,butparticularlyconnectedwithit,astheelderbrotherofIsabella’shusband.HelivedaboutamilefromHighbury,wasafrequentvisitor,andalwayswelcome,andatthistimemorewelcomethanusual,ascomingdirectlyfromtheirmutualconnexionsinLondon.Hehadreturnedtoalatedinner,aftersomedays’absence,andnowwalkeduptoHartfieldtosaythatallwerewellinBrunswickSquare.Itwasahappycircumstance,andanimatedMr.Woodhouseforsometime.Mr.Knightleyhadacheerfulmanner,whichalwaysdidhimgood;andhismanyinquiriesafter"poorIsabella"andherchildrenwereansweredmostsatisfactorily.Whenthiswasover,Mr.Woodhousegratefullyobserved,"Itisverykindofyou,Mr.Knightley,tocomeoutatthislatehourtocalluponus.Iamafraidyoumusthavehadashockingwalk."

           "Notatall,sir.Itisabeautifulmoonlightnight;andsomildthatImustdrawbackfromyourgreatfire.

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