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Chapter 15

           No!—(inanaccentmeanttobeinsinuating)—Iamsureyouhaveseenandunderstoodme."

           ItwouldbeimpossibletosaywhatEmmafelt,onhearingthis—whichofallherunpleasantsensationswasuppermost.Shewastoocompletelyoverpoweredtobeimmediatelyabletoreply:andtwomomentsofsilencebeingampleencouragementforMr.Elton’ssanguinestateofmind,hetriedtotakeherhandagain,ashejoyouslyexclaimed—

           "CharmingMissWoodhouse!allowmetointerpretthisinterestingsilence.Itconfessesthatyouhavelongunderstoodme."

           "No,sir,"criedEmma,"itconfessesnosuchthing.Sofarfromhavinglongunderstoodyou,Ihavebeeninamostcompleteerrorwithrespecttoyourviews,tillthismoment.Astomyself,Iamverysorrythatyoushouldhavebeengivingwaytoanyfeelings—Nothingcouldbefartherfrommywishes—yourattachmenttomyfriendHarriet—yourpursuitofher,(pursuit,itappeared,)gavemegreatpleasure,andIhavebeenveryearnestlywishingyousuccess:buthadIsupposedthatshewerenotyourattractiontoHartfield,Ishouldcertainlyhavethoughtyoujudgedillinmakingyourvisitssofrequent.AmItobelievethatyouhaveneversoughttorecommendyourselfparticularlytoMissSmith?—thatyouhaveneverthoughtseriouslyofher?"

           "Never,madam,"criedhe,affrontedinhisturn:"never,Iassureyou.

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