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Chapter 17

           OnesetmightrecommendtheirallremovingtoDonwell,andleavingHartfieldfortheJohnKnightleys;andanothermightpredictdisagreementsamongtheirservants;butyet,uponthewhole,therewasnoseriousobjectionraised,exceptinonehabitation,theVicarage.There,thesurprizewasnotsoftenedbyanysatisfaction.Mr.Eltoncaredlittleaboutit,comparedwithhiswife;heonlyhoped"theyounglady’spridewouldnowbecontented;"andsupposed"shehadalwaysmeanttocatchKnightleyifshecould;"and,onthepointoflivingatHartfield,coulddaringlyexclaim,"RatherhethanI!"—ButMrs.Eltonwasverymuchdiscomposedindeed.—"PoorKnightley!poorfellow!sadbusinessforhim.Shewasextremelyconcerned;for,thoughveryeccentric,hehadathousandgoodqualities.Howcouldhebesotakenin?Didnotthinkhimatallinlovenotintheleast.PoorKnightley!Therewouldbeanendofallpleasantintercoursewithhim.Howhappyhehadbeentocomeanddinewiththemwhenevertheyaskedhim!Butthatwouldbeallovernow.Poorfellow!NomoreexploringpartiestoDonwellmadeforher.Oh!no;therewouldbeaMrs.Knightleytothrowcoldwateroneverything.Extremelydisagreeable!Butshewasnotatallsorrythatshehadabusedthehousekeepertheotherday.Shockingplan,livingtogether.Itwouldneverdo.SheknewafamilynearMapleGrovewhohadtriedit,andbeenobligedtoseparatebeforetheendofthefirstquarter.

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