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Chapter 14

           Inshort,Icanfeelnodependenceonhiscoming,andIwishMr.Westonwerelesssanguine."

           "Heoughttocome,"saidEmma."Ifhecouldstayonlyacoupleofdays,heoughttocome;andonecanhardlyconceiveayoungman’snothavingitinhispowertodoasmuchasthat.Ayoungwoman,ifshefallintobadhands,maybeteazed,andkeptatadistancefromthoseshewantstobewith;butonecannotcomprehendayoungman’sbeingundersuchrestraint,asnottobeabletospendaweekwithhisfather,ifhelikesit."

           "OneoughttobeatEnscombe,andknowthewaysofthefamily,beforeonedecidesuponwhathecando,"repliedMrs.Weston."Oneoughttousethesamecaution,perhaps,injudgingoftheconductofanyoneindividualofanyonefamily;butEnscombe,Ibelieve,certainlymustnotbejudgedbygeneralrules:sheissoveryunreasonable;andeverythinggiveswaytoher."

           "Butsheissofondofthenephew:heissoverygreatafavourite.Now,accordingtomyideaofMrs.Churchill,itwouldbemostnatural,thatwhileshemakesnosacrificeforthecomfortofthehusband,towhomsheoweseverything,whilesheexercisesincessantcapricetowardshim,sheshouldfrequentlybegovernedbythenephew,towhomsheowesnothingatall."

           "MydearestEmma,donotpretend,withyoursweettemper,tounderstandabadone,ortolaydownrulesforit:youmustletitgoitsownway

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