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Chapter 6

           

           Itwashot;andafterwalkingsometimeoverthegardensinascattered,dispersedway,scarcelyanythreetogether,theyinsensiblyfollowedoneanothertothedeliciousshadeofabroadshortavenueoflimes,whichstretchingbeyondthegardenatanequaldistancefromtheriver,seemedthefinishofthepleasuregrounds.—Itledtonothing;nothingbutaviewattheendoveralowstonewallwithhighpillars,whichseemedintended,intheirerection,togivetheappearanceofanapproachtothehouse,whichneverhadbeenthere.Disputable,however,asmightbethetasteofsuchatermination,itwasinitselfacharmingwalk,andtheviewwhichcloseditextremelypretty.—Theconsiderableslope,atnearlythefootofwhichtheAbbeystood,graduallyacquiredasteeperformbeyonditsgrounds;andathalfamiledistantwasabankofconsiderableabruptnessandgrandeur,wellclothedwithwood—andatthebottomofthisbank,favourablyplacedandsheltered,rosetheAbbeyMillFarm,withmeadowsinfront,andtherivermakingacloseandhandsomecurvearoundit.

           Itwasasweetview—sweettotheeyeandthemind.Englishverdure,Englishculture,Englishcomfort,seenunderasunbright,withoutbeingoppressive.

           InthiswalkEmmaandMr.Westonfoundalltheothersassembled;andtowardsthisviewsheimmediatelyperceivedMr.KnightleyandHarrietdistinctfromtherest,quietlyleadingtheway.Mr.KnightleyandHarriet!—Itwasanoddtete-a-tete;butshewasgladtoseeit.

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