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Chapter 11

           

           Hethoughtmuchoftheevilsofthejourneyforher,andnotalittleofthefatiguesofhisownhorsesandcoachmanwhoweretobringsomeofthepartythelasthalfoftheway;buthisalarmswereneedless;thesixteenmilesbeinghappilyaccomplished,andMr.andMrs.JohnKnightley,theirfivechildren,andacompetentnumberofnursery-maids,allreachingHartfieldinsafety.Thebustleandjoyofsuchanarrival,themanytobetalkedto,welcomed,encouraged,andvariouslydispersedanddisposedof,producedanoiseandconfusionwhichhisnervescouldnothaveborneunderanyothercause,norhaveenduredmuchlongerevenforthis;butthewaysofHartfieldandthefeelingsofherfatherweresorespectedbyMrs.JohnKnightley,thatinspiteofmaternalsolicitudefortheimmediateenjoymentofherlittleones,andfortheirhavinginstantlyallthelibertyandattendance,alltheeatinganddrinking,andsleepingandplaying,whichtheycouldpossiblywishfor,withoutthesmallestdelay,thechildrenwereneverallowedtobelongadisturbancetohim,eitherinthemselvesorinanyrestlessattendanceonthem.

           Mrs.JohnKnightleywasapretty,elegantlittlewoman,ofgentle,quietmanners,andadispositionremarkablyamiableandaffectionate;wraptupinherfamily;adevotedwife,adoatingmother,andsotenderlyattachedtoherfatherandsisterthat,butforthesehigherties,awarmerlovemighthaveseemedimpossible.Shecouldneverseeafaultinanyofthem.

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