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Chapter 11

           

           "Well,MissWoodhouse!"criedHarriet,comingeagerlyintotheroom"isnotthistheoddestnewsthateverwas?"

           "Whatnewsdoyoumean?"repliedEmma,unabletoguess,bylookorvoice,whetherHarrietcouldindeedhavereceivedanyhint.

           "AboutJaneFairfax.Didyoueverhearanythingsostrange?Oh!youneednotbeafraidofowningittome,forMr.Westonhastoldmehimself.Imethimjustnow.Hetoldmeitwastobeagreatsecret;and,therefore,Ishouldnotthinkofmentioningittoanybodybutyou,buthesaidyouknewit."

           "WhatdidMr.Westontellyou?"—saidEmma,stillperplexed.

           "Oh!hetoldmeallaboutit;thatJaneFairfaxandMr.FrankChurchillaretobemarried,andthattheyhavebeenprivatelyengagedtooneanotherthislongwhile.Howveryodd!"

           Itwas,indeed,soodd;Harriet’sbehaviourwassoextremelyodd,thatEmmadidnotknowhowtounderstandit.Hercharacterappearedabsolutelychanged.Sheseemedtoproposeshewingnoagitation,ordisappointment,orpeculiarconcerninthediscovery.Emmalookedather,quiteunabletospeak.

           "Hadyouanyidea,"criedHarriet,"ofhisbeinginlovewithher?You,perhaps,might.You(blushingasshespoke)whocanseeintoeverybody’sheart;butnobodyelse—"

           "Uponmyword,"saidEmma,"Ibegintodoubtmyhavinganysuchtalent.

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