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Chapter 8

           "Andshe,"Onlytobesureitwaspayinghimtoogreatacompliment,butshedidthinkthereweresomelooksalittlelikeMr.Elton."Emmarestrainedherindignation,andonlyturnedfromherinsilence.

           SmilesofintelligencepassedbetweenherandthegentlemanonfirstglancingtowardsMissFairfax;butitwasmostprudenttoavoidspeech.Hetoldherthathehadbeenimpatienttoleavethedining-room—hatedsittinglong—wasalwaysthefirsttomovewhenhecould—thathisfather,Mr.Knightley,Mr.Cox,andMr.Cole,wereleftverybusyoverparishbusiness—thataslongashehadstaid,however,ithadbeenpleasantenough,ashehadfoundthemingeneralasetofgentlemanlike,sensiblemen;andspokesohandsomelyofHighburyaltogether—thoughtitsoabundantinagreeablefamilies—thatEmmabegantofeelshehadbeenusedtodespisetheplacerathertoomuch.ShequestionedhimastothesocietyinYorkshire—theextentoftheneighbourhoodaboutEnscombe,andthesort;andcouldmakeoutfromhisanswersthat,asfarasEnscombewasconcerned,therewasverylittlegoingon,thattheirvisitingswereamongarangeofgreatfamilies,noneverynear;andthatevenwhendayswerefixed,andinvitationsaccepted,itwasanevenchancethatMrs.

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