Quotation from: Emma

Written by: Jane Austen


"Engaged since October,--secretly engaged.--It has hurt me,
Emma, very much. It has hurt his father equally. _Some_ _part_
of his conduct we cannot excuse."


Emma pondered a moment, and then replied, "I will not pretend
_not_ to understand you; and to give you all the relief in my power,
be assured that no such effect has followed his attentions to me,
as you are apprehensive of."


Mrs. Weston looked up, afraid to believe; but Emma's countenance
was as steady as her words.

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