Емма

Chapter 2

           

           "Notatall."

           "Youareungrateful."

           "Ungrateful!—Whatdoyoumean?"Thenchangingfromafrowntoasmile—"No,donottellme—Idonotwanttoknowwhatyoumean.—Whereismyfather?—Whenarewetobegindancing?"

           Emmacouldhardlyunderstandhim;heseemedinanoddhumour.Hewalkedofftofindhisfather,butwasquicklybackagainwithbothMr.andMrs.Weston.Hehadmetwiththeminalittleperplexity,whichmustbelaidbeforeEmma.IthadjustoccurredtoMrs.WestonthatMrs.Eltonmustbeaskedtobegintheball;thatshewouldexpectit;whichinterferedwithalltheirwishesofgivingEmmathatdistinction.—Emmaheardthesadtruthwithfortitude.

           "Andwhatarewetodoforaproperpartnerforher?"saidMr.Weston."ShewillthinkFrankoughttoaskher."

           FrankturnedinstantlytoEmma,toclaimherformerpromise;andboastedhimselfanengagedman,whichhisfatherlookedhismostperfectapprobationof—anditthenappearedthatMrs.WestonwaswantinghimtodancewithMrs.Eltonhimself,andthattheirbusinesswastohelptopersuadehimintoit,whichwasdoneprettysoon.—Mr.WestonandMrs.Eltonledtheway,Mr.FrankChurchillandMissWoodhousefollowed.EmmamustsubmittostandsecondtoMrs.Elton,thoughshehadalwaysconsideredtheballaspeculiarlyforher.Itwasalmostenoughtomakeherthinkofmarrying.Mrs.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 429 з 649