Disputable, however, as might be the taste of such a termination, it was in itself a charming walk, and the view which closed it extremely pretty .-- The considerable slope, at nearly the foot of which the Abbey stood, gradually acquired a steeper form beyond its grounds; and at half a mile distant was a bank of considerable abruptness and grandeur, well clothed with wood;--and at the bottom of this bank, favourably placed and sheltered, rose the Abbey Mill Farm, with meadows in front, and the river making a close and handsome curve around it.
It was a sweet view--sweet to the eye and the mind.

English verdure, English culture, English comfort, seen under a sun bright, without being oppressive.
In this walk Emma and Mr.Weston found all the others assembled; and towards this view she immediately perceived Mr.Knightley and Harriet distinct from the rest, quietly leading the way.

Mr.Knightley and Harriet!--It was an odd tete-a-tete; but she was glad to see it .-- There had been a time when he would have scorned her as a companion, and turned from her with little ceremony.

Now they seemed in pleasant conversation.

There had been a time also when Emma would have been sorry to see Harriet in a spot so favourable for the Abbey Mill Farm; but now she feared it not.