Емма

Chapter 5

           Shewasfeelingtoomuch;butatlastEmmacollectedfromherenoughtounderstandthesortofmeeting,andthesortofpainitwascreating.ShehadseenonlyMrs.Martinandthetwogirls.Theyhadreceivedherdoubtingly,ifnotcoolly;andnothingbeyondthemerestcommonplacehadbeentalkedalmostallthetimetilljustatlast,whenMrs.Martin’ssaying,allofasudden,thatshethoughtMissSmithwasgrown,hadbroughtonamoreinterestingsubject,andawarmermanner.InthatveryroomshehadbeenmeasuredlastSeptember,withhertwofriends.Therewerethepencilledmarksandmemorandumsonthewainscotbythewindow.Hehaddoneit.Theyallseemedtoremembertheday,thehour,theparty,theoccasiontofeelthesameconsciousness,thesameregretstobereadytoreturntothesamegoodunderstanding;andtheywerejustgrowingagainlikethemselves,(Harriet,asEmmamustsuspect,asreadyasthebestofthemtobecordialandhappy,)whenthecarriagereappeared,andallwasover.Thestyleofthevisit,andtheshortnessofit,werethenfelttobedecisive.Fourteenminutestobegiventothosewithwhomshehadthankfullypassedsixweeksnotsixmonthsago!Emmacouldnotbutpictureitall,andfeelhowjustlytheymightresent,hownaturallyHarrietmustsuffer.Itwasabadbusiness.Shewouldhavegivenagreatdeal,orenduredagreatdeal,tohavehadtheMartinsinahigherrankoflife.

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