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Chapter 6

           

           ItwassolongsinceEmmahadbeenattheAbbey,thatassoonasshewassatisfiedofherfather’scomfort,shewasgladtoleavehim,andlookaroundher;eagertorefreshandcorrecthermemorywithmoreparticularobservation,moreexactunderstandingofahouseandgroundswhichmusteverbesointerestingtoherandallherfamily.

           Shefeltallthehonestprideandcomplacencywhichheralliancewiththepresentandfutureproprietorcouldfairlywarrant,assheviewedtherespectablesizeandstyleofthebuilding,itssuitable,becoming,characteristicsituation,lowandsheltereditsamplegardensstretchingdowntomeadowswashedbyastream,ofwhichtheAbbey,withalltheoldneglectofprospect,hadscarcelyasightanditsabundanceoftimberinrowsandavenues,whichneitherfashionnorextravagancehadrootedup.ThehousewaslargerthanHartfield,andtotallyunlikeit,coveringagooddealofground,ramblingandirregular,withmanycomfortable,andoneortwohandsomerooms.Itwasjustwhatitoughttobe,anditlookedwhatitwasandEmmafeltanincreasingrespectforit,astheresidenceofafamilyofsuchtruegentility,untaintedinbloodandunderstanding.SomefaultsoftemperJohnKnightleyhad;butIsabellahadconnectedherselfunexceptionably.Shehadgiventhemneithermen,nornames,norplaces,thatcouldraiseablush.Thesewerepleasantfeelings,andshewalkedaboutandindulgedthemtillitwasnecessarytodoastheothersdid,andcollectroundthestrawberry-beds.

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