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Chapter 17

           

           Hertearsfellabundantlybuthergriefwassotrulyartless,thatnodignitycouldhavemadeitmorerespectableinEmma’seyesandshelistenedtoherandtriedtoconsoleherwithallherheartandunderstandingreallyforthetimeconvincedthatHarrietwasthesuperiorcreatureofthetwoandthattoresembleherwouldbemoreforherownwelfareandhappinessthanallthatgeniusorintelligencecoulddo.

           Itwasrathertoolateinthedaytosetaboutbeingsimple-mindedandignorant;butsheleftherwitheverypreviousresolutionconfirmedofbeinghumbleanddiscreet,andrepressingimaginationalltherestofherlife.Herseconddutynow,inferioronlytoherfather’sclaims,wastopromoteHarriet’scomfort,andendeavourtoproveherownaffectioninsomebettermethodthanbymatch-making.ShegothertoHartfield,andshewedherthemostunvaryingkindness,strivingtooccupyandamuseher,andbybooksandconversation,todriveMr.Eltonfromherthoughts.

           Time,sheknew,mustbeallowedforthisbeingthoroughlydone;andshecouldsupposeherselfbutanindifferentjudgeofsuchmattersingeneral,andveryinadequatetosympathiseinanattachmenttoMr.Eltoninparticular;butitseemedtoherreasonablethatatHarriet’sage,andwiththeentireextinctionofallhope,suchaprogressmightbemadetowardsastateofcomposurebythetimeofMr

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