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Chapter 17

           Whycouldnottheygoonastheyhaddone?

           Mr.Woodhousecouldnotbesoonreconciled;buttheworstwasovercome,theideawasgiven;timeandcontinualrepetitionmustdotherest.ToEmma’sentreatiesandassurancessucceededMr.Knightley’s,whosefondpraiseofhergavethesubjectevenakindofwelcome;andhewassoonusedtobetalkedtobyeach,oneveryfairoccasion.TheyhadalltheassistancewhichIsabellacouldgive,bylettersofthestrongestapprobation;andMrs.Westonwasready,onthefirstmeeting,toconsiderthesubjectinthemostserviceablelightfirst,asasettled,and,secondly,asagoodonewellawareofthenearlyequalimportanceofthetworecommendationstoMr.Woodhouse’smind.Itwasagreedupon,aswhatwastobe;andeverybodybywhomhewasusedtobeguidedassuringhimthatitwouldbeforhishappiness;andhavingsomefeelingshimselfwhichalmostadmittedit,hebegantothinkthatsometimeorotherinanotheryearortwo,perhapsitmightnotbesoverybadifthemarriagedidtakeplace.

           Mrs.Westonwasactingnopart,feigningnofeelingsinallthatshesaidtohiminfavouroftheevent.Shehadbeenextremelysurprized,nevermoreso,thanwhenEmmafirstopenedtheaffairtoher;butshesawinitonlyincreaseofhappinesstoall,andhadnoscrupleinurginghimtotheutmost.ShehadsucharegardforMr.

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