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Chapter 8

           Now,aswemayfairlysuppose,hewouldnotallowmuchtimetopassbeforehespoketothelady,andashedoesnotappeartohavespokenyesterday,itisnotunlikelythatheshouldbeatMrs.Goddard’sto-day;andshemaybedetainedbyavisitor,withoutthinkinghimatallatiresomewretch."

           "Pray,Mr.Knightley,"saidEmma,whohadbeensmilingtoherselfthroughagreatpartofthisspeech,"howdoyouknowthatMr.Martindidnotspeakyesterday?"

           "Certainly,"repliedhe,surprized,"Idonotabsolutelyknowit;butitmaybeinferred.Wasnotshethewholedaywithyou?"

           "Come,"saidshe,"Iwilltellyousomething,inreturnforwhatyouhavetoldme.Hedidspeakyesterdaythatis,hewrote,andwasrefused."

           Thiswasobligedtoberepeatedbeforeitcouldbebelieved;andMr.Knightleyactuallylookedredwithsurprizeanddispleasure,ashestoodup,intallindignation,andsaid,

           "ThensheisagreatersimpletonthanIeverbelievedher.Whatisthefoolishgirlabout?"

           "Oh!tobesure,"criedEmma,"itisalwaysincomprehensibletoamanthatawomanshouldeverrefuseanofferofmarriage.Amanalwaysimaginesawomantobereadyforanybodywhoasksher."

           "Nonsense!amandoesnotimagineanysuchthing.Butwhatisthemeaningofthis?HarrietSmithrefuseRobertMartin?madness,ifitisso;butIhopeyouaremistaken.

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