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Chapter 15

           Iftherehadnotbeensomuchanger,therewouldhavebeendesperateawkwardness;buttheirstraightforwardemotionsleftnoroomforthelittlezigzagsofembarrassment.WithoutknowingwhenthecarriageturnedintoVicarageLane,orwhenitstopped,theyfoundthemselves,allatonce,atthedoorofhishouse;andhewasoutbeforeanothersyllablepassed.—Emmathenfeltitindispensabletowishhimagoodnight.Thecomplimentwasjustreturned,coldlyandproudly;and,underindescribableirritationofspirits,shewasthenconveyedtoHartfield.

           Thereshewaswelcomed,withtheutmostdelight,byherfather,whohadbeentremblingforthedangersofasolitarydrivefromVicarageLane—turningacornerwhichhecouldneverbeartothinkof—andinstrangehands—amerecommoncoachman—noJames;andthereitseemedasifherreturnonlywerewantedtomakeeverythinggowell:forMr.JohnKnightley,ashamedofhisill-humour,wasnowallkindnessandattention;andsoparticularlysolicitousforthecomfortofherfather,astoseem—ifnotquitereadytojoinhiminabasinofgruel—perfectlysensibleofitsbeingexceedinglywholesome;andthedaywasconcludinginpeaceandcomforttoalltheirlittleparty,exceptherself.—Buthermindhadneverbeeninsuchperturbation;anditneededaverystrongefforttoappearattentiveandcheerfultilltheusualhourofseparatingallowedherthereliefofquietreflection.

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