Емма

Chapter 7

           IshallbesuretosaythreedullthingsassoonaseverIopenmymouth,shan’tI?(lookingroundwiththemostgood-humoureddependenceoneverybody’sassent)—DonotyouallthinkIshall?"

           Emmacouldnotresist.

           "Ah!ma’am,buttheremaybeadifficulty.Pardonmebutyouwillbelimitedastonumberonlythreeatonce."

           MissBates,deceivedbythemockceremonyofhermanner,didnotimmediatelycatchhermeaning;but,whenitburstonher,itcouldnotanger,thoughaslightblushshewedthatitcouldpainher.

           "Ah!welltobesure.Yes,Iseewhatshemeans,(turningtoMr.Knightley,)andIwilltrytoholdmytongue.Imustmakemyselfverydisagreeable,orshewouldnothavesaidsuchathingtoanoldfriend."

           "Ilikeyourplan,"criedMr.Weston."Agreed,agreed.Iwilldomybest.Iammakingaconundrum.Howwillaconundrumreckon?"

           "Low,Iamafraid,sir,verylow,"answeredhisson"butweshallbeindulgentespeciallytoanyonewholeadstheway."

           "No,no,"saidEmma,"itwillnotreckonlow.AconundrumofMr.Weston’sshallclearhimandhisnextneighbour.Come,sir,prayletmehearit."

           "Idoubtitsbeingveryclevermyself,"saidMr.Weston."Itistoomuchamatteroffact,buthereitis.

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