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Chapter 18

           "

           "Youarepreparedfortheworst,Isee—andverybaditis.HarrietSmithmarriesRobertMartin."

           Emmagaveastart,whichdidnotseemlikebeingprepared—andhereyes,ineagergaze,said,"No,thisisimpossible!"butherlipswereclosed.

           "Itisso,indeed,"continuedMr.Knightley;"IhaveitfromRobertMartinhimself.Heleftmenothalfanhourago."

           Shewasstilllookingathimwiththemostspeakingamazement.

           "Youlikeit,myEmma,aslittleasIfeared.—Iwishouropinionswerethesame.Butintimetheywill.Time,youmaybesure,willmakeoneortheotherofusthinkdifferently;and,inthemeanwhile,weneednottalkmuchonthesubject."

           "Youmistakeme,youquitemistakeme,"shereplied,exertingherself."Itisnotthatsuchacircumstancewouldnowmakemeunhappy,butIcannotbelieveit.Itseemsanimpossibility!—Youcannotmeantosay,thatHarrietSmithhasacceptedRobertMartin.Youcannotmeanthathehasevenproposedtoheragain—yet.Youonlymean,thatheintendsit."

           "Imeanthathehasdoneit,"answeredMr.Knightley,withsmilingbutdetermineddecision,"andbeenaccepted."

           "GoodGod!"shecried.

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