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Chapter 17

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           Emmagrievedthatshecouldnotbemoreopenlyjusttooneimportantservicewhichhisbettersensewouldhaverenderedher,totheadvicewhichwouldhavesavedherfromtheworstofallherwomanlyfolliesherwilfulintimacywithHarrietSmith;butitwastootenderasubject.Shecouldnotenteronit.Harrietwasveryseldommentionedbetweenthem.This,onhisside,mightmerelyproceedfromhernotbeingthoughtof;butEmmawasratherinclinedtoattributeittodelicacy,andasuspicion,fromsomeappearances,thattheirfriendshipweredeclining.Shewasawareherself,that,partingunderanyothercircumstances,theycertainlyshouldhavecorrespondedmore,andthatherintelligencewouldnothaverested,asitnowalmostwhollydid,onIsabella’sletters.Hemightobservethatitwasso.Thepainofbeingobligedtopractiseconcealmenttowardshim,wasverylittleinferiortothepainofhavingmadeHarrietunhappy.

           Isabellasentquiteasgoodanaccountofhervisitorascouldbeexpected;onherfirstarrivalshehadthoughtheroutofspirits,whichappearedperfectlynatural,astherewasadentisttobeconsulted;but,sincethatbusinesshadbeenover,shedidnotappeartofindHarrietdifferentfromwhatshehadknownherbefore.Isabella,tobesure,wasnoveryquickobserver;yetifHarriethadnotbeenequaltoplayingwiththechildren,itwouldnothaveescapedher.

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