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Chapter 7

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           "Oh!"criedEmma,"Iknowthereisnotabettercreatureintheworld:butyoumustallow,thatwhatisgoodandwhatisridiculousaremostunfortunatelyblendedinher."

           "Theyareblended,"saidhe,"Iacknowledge;and,weresheprosperous,Icouldallowmuchfortheoccasionalprevalenceoftheridiculousoverthegood.Weresheawomanoffortune,Iwouldleaveeveryharmlessabsurditytotakeitschance,Iwouldnotquarrelwithyouforanylibertiesofmanner.Weresheyourequalinsituation—but,Emma,considerhowfarthisisfrombeingthecase.Sheispoor;shehassunkfromthecomfortsshewasbornto;and,ifshelivetooldage,mustprobablysinkmore.Hersituationshouldsecureyourcompassion.Itwasbadlydone,indeed!You,whomshehadknownfromaninfant,whomshehadseengrowupfromaperiodwhenhernoticewasanhonour,tohaveyounow,inthoughtlessspirits,andtheprideofthemoment,laughather,humbleher—andbeforeherniece,too—andbeforeothers,manyofwhom(certainlysome,)wouldbeentirelyguidedbyyourtreatmentofher.—Thisisnotpleasanttoyou,Emma—anditisveryfarfrompleasanttome;butImust,Iwill—IwilltellyoutruthswhileIcan;satisfiedwithprovingmyselfyourfriendbyveryfaithfulcounsel,andtrustingthatyouwillsometimeorotherdomegreaterjusticethanyoucandonow."

           Whiletheytalked,theywereadvancingtowardsthecarriage;itwasready;and,beforeshecouldspeakagain,hehadhandedherin.

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