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Chapter 3

           Dixonseemsaverycharmingyoungman,quiteworthyofhim.Itissuchahappinesswhengoodpeoplegettogetherandtheyalwaysdo.Now,herewillbeMr.EltonandMissHawkins;andtherearetheColes,suchverygoodpeople;andthePerrysIsupposethereneverwasahappierorabettercouplethanMr.andMrs.Perry.Isay,sir,"turningtoMr.Woodhouse,"IthinktherearefewplaceswithsuchsocietyasHighbury.Ialwayssay,wearequiteblessedinourneighbours.Mydearsir,ifthereisonethingmymotherlovesbetterthananother,itisporkaroastloinofpork—"

           "Astowho,orwhatMissHawkinsis,orhowlonghehasbeenacquaintedwithher,"saidEmma,"nothingIsupposecanbeknown.Onefeelsthatitcannotbeaverylongacquaintance.Hehasbeengoneonlyfourweeks."

           Nobodyhadanyinformationtogive;and,afterafewmorewonderings,Emmasaid,

           "Youaresilent,MissFairfaxbutIhopeyoumeantotakeaninterestinthisnews.You,whohavebeenhearingandseeingsomuchoflateonthesesubjects,whomusthavebeensodeepinthebusinessonMissCampbell’saccountweshallnotexcuseyourbeingindifferentaboutMr.EltonandMissHawkins."

           "WhenIhaveseenMr.Elton,"repliedJane,"IdaresayIshallbeinterestedbutIbelieveitrequiresthatwithme.AndasitissomemonthssinceMissCampbellmarried,theimpressionmaybealittlewornoff.

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