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Chapter 16

           

           Shecomfortedherfatherbetterthanshecouldcomfortherself,byrepresentingthatthoughhecertainlywouldmakethemnine,yethealwayssaidsolittle,thattheincreaseofnoisewouldbeveryimmaterial.Shethoughtitinrealityasadexchangeforherself,tohavehimwithhisgravelooksandreluctantconversationopposedtoherinsteadofhisbrother.

           TheeventwasmorefavourabletoMr.WoodhousethantoEmma.JohnKnightleycame;butMr.Westonwasunexpectedlysummonedtotownandmustbeabsentontheveryday.Hemightbeabletojointhemintheevening,butcertainlynottodinner.Mr.Woodhousewasquiteatease;andtheseeinghimso,withthearrivalofthelittleboysandthephilosophiccomposureofherbrotheronhearinghisfate,removedthechiefofevenEmma’svexation.

           Thedaycame,thepartywerepunctuallyassembled,andMr.JohnKnightleyseemedearlytodevotehimselftothebusinessofbeingagreeable.Insteadofdrawinghisbrotherofftoawindowwhiletheywaitedfordinner,hewastalkingtoMissFairfax.Mrs.Elton,aselegantaslaceandpearlscouldmakeher,helookedatinsilencewantingonlytoobserveenoughforIsabella’sinformationbutMissFairfaxwasanoldacquaintanceandaquietgirl,andhecouldtalktoher.Hehadmetherbeforebreakfastashewasreturningfromawalkwithhislittleboys,whenithadbeenjustbeginningtorain.

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