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Chapter 15

           HavenotIsomerighttocomplain?Iamsureofyourkindsupportandaid."

           EmmasawMrs.Weston’ssurprize,andfeltthatitmustbegreat,atanaddresswhich,inwordsandmanner,wasassumingtohimselftherightoffirstinterestinher;andasforherself,shewastoomuchprovokedandoffendedtohavethepowerofdirectlysayinganythingtothepurpose.Shecouldonlygivehimalook;butitwassuchalookasshethoughtmustrestorehimtohissenses,andthenleftthesofa,removingtoaseatbyhersister,andgivingherallherattention.

           ShehadnottimetoknowhowMr.Eltontookthereproof,sorapidlydidanothersubjectsucceed;forMr.JohnKnightleynowcameintotheroomfromexaminingtheweather,andopenedonthemallwiththeinformationofthegroundbeingcoveredwithsnow,andofitsstillsnowingfast,withastrongdriftingwind;concludingwiththesewordstoMr.Woodhouse:

           "Thiswillproveaspiritedbeginningofyourwinterengagements,sir.Somethingnewforyourcoachmanandhorsestobemakingtheirwaythroughastormofsnow."

           PoorMr.Woodhousewassilentfromconsternation;buteverybodyelsehadsomethingtosay;everybodywaseithersurprizedornotsurprized,andhadsomequestiontoask,orsomecomforttooffer.Mrs.WestonandEmmatriedearnestlytocheerhimandturnhisattentionfromhisson-in-law,whowaspursuinghistriumphratherunfeelingly.

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