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Chapter 18

           Suchlanguageforayoungmanentirelydependent,touse!Nobodybutyou,Mr.Knightley,wouldimagineitpossible.Butyouhavenotanideaofwhatisrequisiteinsituationsdirectlyoppositetoyourown.Mr.FrankChurchilltobemakingsuchaspeechasthattotheuncleandaunt,whohavebroughthimup,andaretoprovideforhim!Standingupinthemiddleoftheroom,Isuppose,andspeakingasloudashecould!Howcanyouimaginesuchconductpracticable?"

           "Dependuponit,Emma,asensiblemanwouldfindnodifficultyinit.Hewouldfeelhimselfintheright;andthedeclarationmade,ofcourse,asamanofsensewouldmakeit,inapropermannerwoulddohimmoregood,raisehimhigher,fixhisintereststrongerwiththepeoplehedependedon,thanallthatalineofshiftsandexpedientscaneverdo.Respectwouldbeaddedtoaffection.Theywouldfeelthattheycouldtrusthim;thatthenephewwhohaddonerightlybyhisfather,woulddorightlybythem;fortheyknow,aswellashedoes,aswellasalltheworldmustknow,thatheoughttopaythisvisittohisfather;andwhilemeanlyexertingtheirpowertodelayit,areintheirheartsnotthinkingthebetterofhimforsubmittingtotheirwhims.Respectforrightconductisfeltbyeverybody.Ifhewouldactinthissortofmanner,onprinciple,consistently,regularly,theirlittlemindswouldbendtohis."

           "Iratherdoubtthat.

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