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Chapter 2

           Shemustnotflatterherselfthathethoughtofherdancing,butifhewerecriticisingherbehaviour,shedidnotfeelafraid.Therewasnothinglikeflirtationbetweenherandherpartner.Theyseemedmorelikecheerful,easyfriends,thanlovers.ThatFrankChurchillthoughtlessofherthanhehaddone,wasindubitable.

           Theballproceededpleasantly.Theanxiouscares,theincessantattentionsofMrs.Weston,werenotthrownaway.Everybodyseemedhappy;andthepraiseofbeingadelightfulball,whichisseldombestowedtillafteraballhasceasedtobe,wasrepeatedlygivenintheverybeginningoftheexistenceofthis.Ofveryimportant,veryrecordableevents,itwasnotmoreproductivethansuchmeetingsusuallyare.Therewasone,however,whichEmmathoughtsomethingof.Thetwolastdancesbeforesupperwerebegun,andHarriethadnopartnertheonlyyoungladysittingdownandsoequalhadbeenhithertothenumberofdancers,thathowtherecouldbeanyonedisengagedwasthewonder!ButEmma’swonderlessenedsoonafterwards,onseeingMr.Eltonsaunteringabout.HewouldnotaskHarriettodanceifitwerepossibletobeavoided:shewassurehewouldnotandshewasexpectinghimeverymomenttoescapeintothecard-room.

           Escape,however,wasnothisplan.Hecametothepartoftheroomwherethesitters-bywerecollected,spoketosome,andwalkedaboutinfrontofthem,asiftoshewhisliberty,andhisresolutionofmaintainingit.

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