VOLUME	O
I	O
CHAPTER	O
I	O
Emma	O
Woodhouse	O
,	O
handsome	O
,	O
clever	O
,	O
and	O
rich	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
comfortable	O
home	O
and	O
happy	O
disposition	O
,	O
seemed	O
to	O
unite	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
blessings	O
of	O
existence	O
;	O
and	O
had	O
lived	O
nearly	O
twenty-one	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
to	O
distress	O
or	O
vex	O
her	O
.	O

She	O
was	O
the	O
youngest	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
daughters	O
of	O
a	O
most	O
affectionate	O
,	O
indulgent	O
father	O
;	O
and	O
had	O
,	O
in	O
consequence	O
of	O
her	O
sister	O
's	O
marriage	O
,	O
been	O
mistress	O
of	O
his	O
house	O
from	O
a	O
very	O
early	O
period	O
.	O

Her	O
mother	O
had	O
died	EVENT
too	O
long	O
ago	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
an	O
indistinct	O
remembrance	O
of	O
her	O
caresses	O
;	O
and	O
her	O
place	O
had	O
been	O
supplied	O
by	O
an	O
excellent	O
woman	O
as	O
governess	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
fallen	O
little	O
short	O
of	O
a	O
mother	O
in	O
affection	O
.	O

Sixteen	O
years	O
had	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
been	O
in	O
Mr.	O
Woodhouse	O
's	O
family	O
,	O
less	O
as	O
a	O
governess	O
than	O
a	O
friend	O
,	O
very	O
fond	O
of	O
both	O
daughters	O
,	O
but	O
particularly	O
of	O
Emma	O
.	O

Between	O
_	O
them	O
_	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
the	O
intimacy	O
of	O
sisters	O
.	O

Even	O
before	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
had	O
ceased	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
nominal	O
office	O
of	O
governess	O
,	O
the	O
mildness	O
of	O
her	O
temper	O
had	O
hardly	O
allowed	O
her	O
to	O
impose	O
any	O
restraint	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
authority	O
being	O
now	O
long	O
passed	O
away	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
living	O
together	O
as	O
friend	O
and	O
friend	O
very	O
mutually	O
attached	O
,	O
and	O
Emma	O
doing	O
just	O
what	O
she	O
liked	O
;	O
highly	O
esteeming	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
's	O
judgment	O
,	O
but	O
directed	O
chiefly	O
by	O
her	O
own	O
.	O

The	O
real	O
evils	O
,	O
indeed	O
,	O
of	O
Emma	O
's	O
situation	O
were	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
having	O
rather	O
too	O
much	O
her	O
own	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
disposition	O
to	O
think	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
well	O
of	O
herself	O
;	O
these	O
were	O
the	O
disadvantages	O
which	O
threatened	O
alloy	O
to	O
her	O
many	O
enjoyments	O
.	O

The	O
danger	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
at	O
present	O
so	O
unperceived	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
rank	O
as	O
misfortunes	O
with	O
her	O
.	O

Sorrow	O
came	O
--	O
a	O
gentle	O
sorrow	O
--	O
but	O
not	O
at	O
all	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
any	O
disagreeable	O
consciousness	O
.	O

--	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
married	EVENT
.	O

It	O
was	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
's	O
loss	EVENT
which	O
first	O
brought	O
grief	EVENT
.	O

It	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
wedding-day	O
of	O
this	O
beloved	O
friend	O
that	O
Emma	O
first	O
sat	EVENT
in	O
mournful	O
thought	EVENT
of	O
any	O
continuance	O
.	O

The	O
wedding	EVENT
over	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
bride-people	O
gone	EVENT
,	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
herself	O
were	O
left	O
to	O
dine	O
together	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
prospect	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
to	O
cheer	O
a	O
long	O
evening	O
.	O

Her	O
father	O
composed	O
himself	O
to	O
sleep	EVENT
after	O
dinner	EVENT
,	O
as	O
usual	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
had	O
then	O
only	O
to	O
sit	EVENT
and	O
think	EVENT
of	O
what	O
she	O
had	O
lost	EVENT
.	O

The	O
event	EVENT
had	O
every	O
promise	O
of	O
happiness	O
for	O
her	O
friend	O
.	O

Mr.	O
Weston	O
was	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
unexceptionable	O
character	O
,	O
easy	O
fortune	O
,	O
suitable	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
pleasant	O
manners	O
;	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
satisfaction	O
in	O
considering	O
with	O
what	O
self-denying	O
,	O
generous	O
friendship	O
she	O
had	O
always	O
wished	O
and	O
promoted	O
the	O
match	O
;	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
black	O
morning	O
's	O
work	O
for	O
her	O
.	O

The	O
want	O
of	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
would	O
be	O
felt	O
every	O
hour	O
of	O
every	O
day	O
.	O

She	O
recalled	EVENT
her	O
past	O
kindness	O
--	O
the	O
kindness	O
,	O
the	O
affection	O
of	O
sixteen	O
years	O
--	O
how	O
she	O
had	O
taught	O
and	O
how	O
she	O
had	O
played	O
with	O
her	O
from	O
five	O
years	O
old	O
--	O
how	O
she	O
had	O
devoted	O
all	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
attach	O
and	O
amuse	O
her	O
in	O
health	O
--	O
and	O
how	O
nursed	O
her	O
through	O
the	O
various	O
illnesses	O
of	O
childhood	O
.	O

A	O
large	O
debt	O
of	O
gratitude	O
was	O
owing	O
here	O
;	O
but	O
the	O
intercourse	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
seven	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
equal	O
footing	O
and	O
perfect	O
unreserve	O
which	O
had	O
soon	O
followed	O
Isabella	O
's	O
marriage	EVENT
,	O
on	O
their	O
being	O
left	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
was	O
yet	O
a	O
dearer	O
,	O
tenderer	O
recollection	O
.	O

She	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
friend	O
and	O
companion	O
such	O
as	O
few	O
possessed	O
:	O
intelligent	O
,	O
well-informed	O
,	O
useful	O
,	O
gentle	O
,	O
knowing	O
all	O
the	O
ways	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
interested	O
in	O
all	O
its	O
concerns	O
,	O
and	O
peculiarly	O
interested	O
in	O
herself	O
,	O
in	O
every	O
pleasure	O
,	O
every	O
scheme	O
of	O
hers	O
--	O
one	O
to	O
whom	O
she	O
could	O
speak	O
every	O
thought	O
as	O
it	O
arose	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
had	O
such	O
an	O
affection	O
for	O
her	O
as	O
could	O
never	O
find	O
fault	O
.	O

How	O
was	O
she	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
change	O
?	O

--	O
It	O
was	O
true	O
that	O
her	O
friend	O
was	O
going	O
only	O
half	O
a	O
mile	O
from	O
them	O
;	O
but	O
Emma	O
was	O
aware	O
that	O
great	O
must	O
be	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
a	O
Mrs.	O
Weston	O
,	O
only	O
half	O
a	O
mile	O
from	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
;	O
and	O
with	O
all	O
her	O
advantages	O
,	O
natural	O
and	O
domestic	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
now	O
in	O
great	O
danger	O
of	O
suffering	O
from	O
intellectual	O
solitude	O
.	O

She	O
dearly	O
loved	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
no	O
companion	O
for	O
her	O
.	O

He	O
could	O
not	O
meet	O
her	O
in	O
conversation	O
,	O
rational	O
or	O
playful	O
.	O

The	O
evil	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
disparity	O
in	O
their	O
ages	O
(	O
and	O
Mr.	O
Woodhouse	O
had	O
not	O
married	O
early	O
)	O
was	O
much	O
increased	O
by	O
his	O
constitution	O
and	O
habits	O
;	O
for	O
having	O
been	O
a	O
valetudinarian	O
all	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
without	O
activity	O
of	O
mind	O
or	O
body	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
much	O
older	O
man	O
in	O
ways	O
than	O
in	O
years	O
;	O
and	O
though	O
everywhere	O
beloved	O
for	O
the	O
friendliness	O
of	O
his	O
heart	O
and	O
his	O
amiable	O
temper	O
,	O
his	O
talents	O
could	O
not	O
have	O
recommended	O
him	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O

Her	O
sister	O
,	O
though	O
comparatively	O
but	O
little	O
removed	O
by	O
matrimony	O
,	O
being	O
settled	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
only	O
sixteen	O
miles	O
off	O
,	O
was	O
much	O
beyond	O
her	O
daily	O
reach	O
;	O
and	O
many	O
a	O
long	O
October	O
and	O
November	O
evening	O
must	O
be	O
struggled	O
through	O
at	O
Hartfield	O
,	O
before	O
Christmas	O
brought	O
the	O
next	O
visit	O
from	O
Isabella	O
and	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
little	O
children	O
,	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
her	O
pleasant	O
society	O
again	O
.	O

Highbury	O
,	O
the	O
large	O
and	O
populous	O
village	O
,	O
almost	O
amounting	O
to	O
a	O
town	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Hartfield	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
separate	O
lawn	O
,	O
and	O
shrubberies	O
,	O
and	O
name	O
,	O
did	O
really	O
belong	O
,	O
afforded	O
her	O
no	O
equals	O
.	O

The	O
Woodhouses	O
were	O
first	O
in	O
consequence	O
there	O
.	O

All	O
looked	O
up	O
to	O
them	O
.	O

She	O
had	O
many	O
acquaintance	O
in	O
the	O
place	O
,	O
for	O
her	O
father	O
was	O
universally	O
civil	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
one	O
among	O
them	O
who	O
could	O
be	O
accepted	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
for	O
even	O
half	O
a	O
day	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
a	O
melancholy	O
change	O
;	O
and	O
Emma	O
could	O
not	O
but	O
sigh	O
over	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
wish	O
for	O
impossible	O
things	O
,	O
till	O
her	O
father	O
awoke	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
necessary	O
to	O
be	O
cheerful	O
.	O

His	O
spirits	O
required	O
support	O
.	O

He	O
was	O
a	O
nervous	O
man	O
,	O
easily	O
depressed	O
;	O
fond	O
of	O
every	O
body	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
hating	O
to	O
part	O
with	O
them	O
;	O
hating	O
change	O
of	O
every	O
kind	O
.	O

Matrimony	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
change	O
,	O
was	O
always	O
disagreeable	O
;	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
by	O
no	O
means	O
yet	O
reconciled	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
daughter	O
's	O
marrying	O
,	O
nor	O
could	O
ever	O
speak	O
of	O
her	O
but	O
with	O
compassion	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
entirely	O
a	O
match	O
of	O
affection	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
now	O
obliged	O
to	O
part	O
with	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
too	O
;	O
and	O
from	O
his	O
habits	O
of	O
gentle	O
selfishness	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
being	O
never	O
able	O
to	O
suppose	O
that	O
other	O
people	O
could	O
feel	O
differently	O
from	O
himself	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
very	O
much	O
disposed	O
to	O
think	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
had	O
done	O
as	O
sad	O
a	O
thing	O
for	O
herself	O
as	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
happier	O
if	O
she	O
had	O
spent	O
all	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
her	O
life	O
at	O
Hartfield	O
.	O

Emma	O
smiled	EVENT
and	O
chatted	EVENT
as	O
cheerfully	O
as	O
she	O
could	O
,	O
to	O
keep	O
him	O
from	O
such	O
thoughts	O
;	O
but	O
when	O
tea	O
came	EVENT
,	O
it	O
was	O
impossible	O
for	O
him	O
not	O
to	O
say	EVENT
exactly	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
said	EVENT
at	O
dinner	EVENT
,	O
“	O
Poor	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
!	O

--	O
I	O
wish	EVENT
she	O
were	O
here	O
again	O
.	O

What	O
a	O
pity	O
it	O
is	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Weston	O
ever	O
thought	O
of	O
her	O
!	O
”	O

“	O
I	O
can	O
not	O
agree	O
with	O
you	O
,	O
papa	O
;	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
can	O
not	O
.	O

Mr.	O
Weston	O
is	O
such	O
a	O
good-humoured	O
,	O
pleasant	O
,	O
excellent	O
man	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
thoroughly	O
deserves	O
a	O
good	O
wife	O
;	O
--	O
and	O
you	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
had	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
live	O
with	O
us	O
for	O
ever	O
,	O
and	O
bear	O
all	O
my	O
odd	O
humours	O
,	O
when	O
she	O
might	O
have	O
a	O
house	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
?	O
”	O

“	O
A	O
house	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
!	O

--	O
But	O
where	O
is	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
house	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
?	O

This	O
is	O
three	O
times	O
as	O
large	O
.	O

--	O
And	O
you	O
have	O
never	O
any	O
odd	O
humours	O
,	O
my	O
dear	O
.	O
”	O

“	O
How	O
often	O
we	O
shall	O
be	O
going	O
to	O
see	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
coming	O
to	O
see	O
us	O
!	O

--	O
We	O
shall	O
be	O
always	O
meeting	O
!	O

_	O
We	O
_	O
must	O
begin	O
;	O
we	O
must	O
go	O
and	O
pay	O
wedding	O
visit	O
very	O
soon	O
.	O
”	O

“	O
My	O
dear	O
,	O
how	O
am	O
I	O
to	O
get	O
so	O
far	O
?	O

Randalls	O
is	O
such	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O

I	O
could	O
not	O
walk	O
half	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
”	O

“	O
No	O
,	O
papa	O
,	O
nobody	O
thought	O
of	O
your	O
walking	O
.	O

We	O
must	O
go	O
in	O
the	O
carriage	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
sure	O
.	O
”	O

“	O
The	O
carriage	O
!	O

But	O
James	O
will	O
not	O
like	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
horses	O
to	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
little	O
way	O
;	O
--	O
and	O
where	O
are	O
the	O
poor	O
horses	O
to	O
be	O
while	O
we	O
are	O
paying	O
our	O
visit	O
?	O
”	O

“	O
They	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
into	O
Mr.	O
Weston	O
's	O
stable	O
,	O
papa	O
.	O

You	O
know	O
we	O
have	O
settled	O
all	O
that	O
already	O
.	O

We	O
talked	EVENT
it	O
all	O
over	O
with	O
Mr.	O
Weston	O
last	O
night	O
.	O

And	O
as	O
for	O
James	O
,	O
you	O
may	O
be	O
very	O
sure	O
he	O
will	O
always	O
like	O
going	O
to	O
Randalls	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
daughter	O
's	O
being	O
housemaid	O
there	O
.	O

I	O
only	O
doubt	O
whether	O
he	O
will	O
ever	O
take	O
us	O
anywhere	O
else	O
.	O

That	O
was	O
your	O
doing	O
,	O
papa	O
.	O

You	O
got	O
Hannah	O
that	O
good	O
place	O
.	O

Nobody	O
thought	O
of	O
Hannah	O
till	O
you	O
mentioned	EVENT
her	O
--	O
James	O
is	O
so	O
obliged	O
to	O
you	O
!	O
”	O

“	O
I	O
am	O
very	O
glad	O
I	O
did	O
think	EVENT
of	O
her	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
very	O
lucky	O
,	O
for	O
I	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
had	O
poor	O
James	O
think	O
himself	O
slighted	O
upon	O
any	O
account	O
;	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
sure	O
she	O
will	O
make	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
servant	O
:	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
civil	O
,	O
pretty-spoken	O
girl	O
;	O
I	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
opinion	O
of	O
her	O
.	O

Whenever	O
I	O
see	O
her	O
,	O
she	O
always	O
curtseys	O
and	O
asks	O
me	O
how	O
I	O
do	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
pretty	O
manner	O
;	O
and	O
when	O
you	O
have	O
had	O
her	O
here	O
to	O
do	O
needlework	O
,	O
I	O
observe	O
she	O
always	O
turns	O
the	O
lock	O
of	O
the	O
door	O
the	O
right	O
way	O
and	O
never	O
bangs	O
it	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
sure	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
an	O
excellent	O
servant	O
;	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
comfort	O
to	O
poor	O
Miss	O
Taylor	O
to	O
have	O
somebody	O
about	O
her	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
see	O
.	O

Whenever	O
James	O
goes	O
over	O
to	O
see	O
his	O
daughter	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
hearing	O
of	O
us	O
.	O

He	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
tell	O
her	O
how	O
we	O
all	O
are	O
.	O
”	O

Emma	O
spared	O
no	O
exertions	EVENT
to	O
maintain	EVENT
this	O
happier	O
flow	EVENT
of	O
ideas	EVENT
,	O
and	O
hoped	EVENT
,	O
by	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
backgammon	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
her	O
father	O
tolerably	O
through	O
the	O
evening	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
attacked	O
by	O
no	O
regrets	O
but	O
her	O
own	O
.	O

The	O
backgammon-table	O
was	O
placed	EVENT
;	O
but	O
a	O
visitor	O
immediately	O
afterwards	O
walked	EVENT
in	O
and	O
made	EVENT
it	O
unnecessary	O
.	O

Mr.	O
Knightley	O
,	O
a	O
sensible	O
man	O
about	O
seven	O
or	O
eight-and-thirty	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
very	O
old	O
and	O
intimate	O
friend	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
but	O
particularly	O
connected	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
elder	O
brother	O
of	O
Isabella	O
's	O
husband	O
.	O

He	O
lived	O
about	O
a	O
mile	O
from	O
Highbury	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
frequent	O
visitor	O
,	O
and	O
always	O
welcome	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
more	O
welcome	O
than	O
usual	O
,	O
as	O
coming	EVENT
directly	O
from	O
their	O
mutual	O
connexions	O
in	O
London	O
.	O

He	O
had	O
returned	EVENT
to	O
a	O
late	O
dinner	EVENT
,	O
after	O
some	O
days	O
'	O
absence	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
walked	EVENT
up	O
to	O
Hartfield	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
all	O
were	O
well	O
in	O
Brunswick	O
Square	O
.	O

It	O
was	O
a	O
happy	O
circumstance	O
,	O
and	O
animated	EVENT
Mr.	O
Woodhouse	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O

Mr.	O
Knightley	O
had	O
a	O
cheerful	O
manner	O
,	O
which	O
always	O
did	O
him	O
good	O
;	O
and	O
his	O
many	O
inquiries	EVENT
after	O
“	O
poor	O
Isabella	O
”	O
and	O
her	O
children	O
were	O
answered	EVENT
most	O
satisfactorily	O
.	O

When	O
this	O
was	O
over	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Woodhouse	O
gratefully	O
observed	EVENT
,	O
“	O
It	O
is	O
very	O
kind	O
of	O
you	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Knightley	O
,	O
to	O
come	EVENT
out	O
at	O
this	O
late	O
hour	O
to	O
call	EVENT
upon	O
us	O
.	O

I	O
am	O
afraid	O
you	O
must	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
shocking	O
walk	EVENT
.	O
”	O

“	O