[Emma by Jane Austine]@TWC D-Link bookEmma CHAPTERXIV
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I used to be quite angry with Selina; but really I begin now to comprehend that a married woman has many things to call her attention.
I believe I was half an hour this morning shut up with my housekeeper." "But every thing of that kind," said Emma, "will soon be in so regular a train--" "Well," said Mrs.Elton, laughing, "we shall see." Emma, finding her so determined upon neglecting her music, had nothing more to say; and, after a moment's pause, Mrs.Elton chose another subject. "We have been calling at Randalls," said she, "and found them both at home; and very pleasant people they seem to be.
I like them extremely. Mr.Weston seems an excellent creature--quite a first-rate favourite with me already, I assure you.
And _she_ appears so truly good--there is something so motherly and kind-hearted about her, that it wins upon one directly.
She was your governess, I think ?" Emma was almost too much astonished to answer; but Mrs.Elton hardly waited for the affirmative before she went on. "Having understood as much, I was rather astonished to find her so very lady-like! But she is really quite the gentlewoman." "Mrs.Weston's manners," said Emma, "were always particularly good. Their propriety, simplicity, and elegance, would make them the safest model for any young woman." "And who do you think came in while we were there ?" Emma was quite at a loss.
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