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Chapter 8

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           "Isawheranswer!nothingcouldbeclearer."

           "Yousawheranswer!youwroteheranswertoo.Emma,thisisyourdoing.Youpersuadedhertorefusehim."

           "AndifIdid,(which,however,Iamfarfromallowing)IshouldnotfeelthatIhaddonewrong.Mr.Martinisaveryrespectableyoungman,butIcannotadmithimtobeHarriet’sequal;andamrathersurprizedindeedthatheshouldhaveventuredtoaddressher.Byyouraccount,hedoesseemtohavehadsomescruples.Itisapitythattheywereevergotover."

           "NotHarriet’sequal!"exclaimedMr.Knightleyloudlyandwarmly;andwithcalmerasperity,added,afewmomentsafterwards,"No,heisnotherequalindeed,forheisasmuchhersuperiorinsenseasinsituation.Emma,yourinfatuationaboutthatgirlblindsyou.WhatareHarrietSmith’sclaims,eitherofbirth,natureoreducation,toanyconnexionhigherthanRobertMartin?Sheisthenaturaldaughterofnobodyknowswhom,withprobablynosettledprovisionatall,andcertainlynorespectablerelations.Sheisknownonlyasparlour-boarderatacommonschool.Sheisnotasensiblegirl,noragirlofanyinformation.Shehasbeentaughtnothinguseful,andistooyoungandtoosimpletohaveacquiredanythingherself.Atherageshecanhavenoexperience,andwithherlittlewit,isnotverylikelyevertohaveanythatcanavailher.Sheispretty,andsheisgoodtempered,andthatisall.

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