Chapter 16

           

           ItwasaverygreatrelieftoEmmatofindHarrietasdesirousasherselftoavoidameeting.Theirintercoursewaspainfulenoughbyletter.Howmuchworse,hadtheybeenobligedtomeet!

           Harrietexpressedherselfverymuchasmightbesupposed,withoutreproaches,orapparentsenseofill-usage;andyetEmmafanciedtherewasasomethingofresentment,asomethingborderingonitinherstyle,whichincreasedthedesirablenessoftheirbeingseparate.Itmightbeonlyherownconsciousness;butitseemedasifanangelonlycouldhavebeenquitewithoutresentmentundersuchastroke.

           ShehadnodifficultyinprocuringIsabella’sinvitation;andshewasfortunateinhavingasufficientreasonforaskingit,withoutresortingtoinvention.Therewasatoothamiss.Harrietreallywished,andhadwishedsometime,toconsultadentist.Mrs.JohnKnightleywasdelightedtobeofuse;anythingofillhealthwasarecommendationtoherandthoughnotsofondofadentistasofaMr.Wingfield,shewasquiteeagertohaveHarrietunderhercare.Whenitwasthussettledonhersister’sside,Emmaproposedittoherfriend,andfoundherverypersuadable.Harrietwastogo;shewasinvitedforatleastafortnight;shewastobeconveyedinMr.Woodhouse’scarriage.Itwasallarranged,itwasallcompleted,andHarrietwassafeinBrunswickSquare.

           NowEmmacould,indeed,enjoyMr.

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