A man always imagines a woman to be ready for any body who asks her." "Nonsense! a man does not imagine any such thing.

But what is the meaning of this?
Harriet Smith refuse Robert Martin?
madness, if it is so; but I hope you are mistaken." "I saw her answer!--nothing could be clearer." "You saw her answer!--you wrote her answer too.

Emma, this is your doing.

You persuaded her to refuse him." "And if I did, (which, however, I am far from allowing) I should not feel that I had done wrong.

Mr.Martin is a very respectable young man, but I cannot admit him to be Harriet's equal; and am rather surprized indeed that he should have ventured to address her.