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Chapter 13

           Myblindnesstowhatwasgoingon,ledmetoactbytheminawaythatImustalwaysbeashamedof,andIwasveryfoolishlytemptedtosayanddomanythingswhichmaywelllaymeopentounpleasantconjectures,butIhavenootherreasontoregretthatIwasnotinthesecretearlier."

           "Emma!"criedhe,lookingeagerlyather,"areyou,indeed?"—butcheckinghimself—"No,no,IunderstandyouforgivemeIampleasedthatyoucansayevensomuch.Heisnoobjectofregret,indeed!anditwillnotbeverylong,Ihope,beforethatbecomestheacknowledgmentofmorethanyourreason.Fortunatethatyouraffectionswerenotfartherentangled!Icouldnever,Iconfess,fromyourmanners,assuremyselfastothedegreeofwhatyoufeltIcouldonlybecertainthattherewasapreferenceandapreferencewhichIneverbelievedhimtodeserve.Heisadisgracetothenameofman.Andishetoberewardedwiththatsweetyoungwoman?Jane,Jane,youwillbeamiserablecreature."

           "Mr.Knightley,"saidEmma,tryingtobelively,butreallyconfused"Iaminaveryextraordinarysituation.Icannotletyoucontinueinyourerror;andyet,perhaps,sincemymannersgavesuchanimpression,IhaveasmuchreasontobeashamedofconfessingthatIneverhavebeenatallattachedtothepersonwearespeakingof,asitmightbenaturalforawomantofeelinconfessingexactlythereverse.ButIneverhave."

           Helistenedinperfectsilence.

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