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Chapter 3

           Thepleasantnessofthemorninghadinducedhimtowalkforward,andleavehishorsestomeethimbyanotherroad,amileortwobeyondHighburyandhappeningtohaveborrowedapairofscissorsthenightbeforeofMissBates,andtohaveforgottentorestorethem,hehadbeenobligedtostopatherdoor,andgoinforafewminutes:hewasthereforelaterthanhehadintended;andbeingonfoot,wasunseenbythewholepartytillalmostclosetothem.TheterrorwhichthewomanandboyhadbeencreatinginHarrietwasthentheirownportion.Hehadleftthemcompletelyfrightened;andHarrieteagerlyclingingtohim,andhardlyabletospeak,hadjuststrengthenoughtoreachHartfield,beforeherspiritswerequiteovercome.ItwashisideatobringhertoHartfield:hehadthoughtofnootherplace.

           ThiswastheamountofthewholestoryofhiscommunicationandofHarriet’sassoonasshehadrecoveredhersensesandspeech.Hedarednotstaylongerthantoseeherwell;theseseveraldelayslefthimnotanotherminutetolose;andEmmaengagingtogiveassuranceofhersafetytoMrs.Goddard,andnoticeoftherebeingsuchasetofpeopleintheneighbourhoodtoMr.Knightley,hesetoff,withallthegratefulblessingsthatshecouldutterforherfriendandherself.

           Suchanadventureasthisafineyoungmanandalovelyyoungwomanthrowntogetherinsuchaway,couldhardlyfailofsuggestingcertainideastothecoldestheartandthesteadiestbrain.SoEmmathought,atleast.

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