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1、Emma,byJaneAustenVOLUMEICHAPTERIEmmaWoodhouse,handsome,clever,andrich,withacomfortablehomeandhappydisposition,seemedtounitesomeofthebestblessingsofexistence;andhadlivednearlytwenty-oneyearsintheworldwithverylittletodistressorvexher.Shewastheyoungestofthetwodaughtersofamostaffection
2、ate,indulgentfather;andhad,inconsequenceofhersister'smarriage,beenmistressofhishousefromaveryearlyperiod.Hermotherhaddiedtoolongagoforhertohavemorethananindistinctremembranceofhercaresses;andherplacehadbeensuppliedbyanexcellentwomanasgoverness,whohadfallenlittleshortofamotherinaffe
3、ction.SixteenyearshadMissTaylorbeeninMr.Woodhouse'sfamily,lessasagovernessthanafriend,veryfondofbothdaughters,butparticularlyofEmma.Betweenthemitwasmoretheintimacyofsisters.EvenbeforeMissTaylorhadceasedtoholdthenominalofficeofgoverness,themildnessofhertemperhadhardlyallowedhertoimp
4、oseanyrestraint;andtheshadowofauthoritybeingnowlongpassedaway,theyhadbeenlivingtogetherasfriendandfriendverymutuallyattached,andEmmadoingjustwhatsheliked;highlyesteemingMissTaylor'sjudgment,butdirectedchieflybyherown.Therealevils,indeed,ofEmma'ssituationwerethepowerofhavingratherto
5、omuchherownway,andadispositiontothinkalittletoowellofherself;thesewerethedisadvantageswhichthreatenedalloytohermanyenjoyments.Thedanger,however,wasatpresentsounperceived,thattheydidnotbyanymeansrankasmisfortuneswithher.Sorrowcame--agentlesorrow--butnotatallintheshapeofanydisagreeab
6、leconsciousness.--MissTaylormarried.ItwasMissTaylor'slosswhichfirstbroughtgrief.Itwasonthewedding-dayofthisbelovedfriendthatEmmafirstsatinmournfulthoughtofanycontinuance.Theweddingover,andthebride-peoplegone,herfatherandherselfwerelefttodinetogether,withnoprospectofathirdtocheeralo
7、ngevening.Herfathercomposedhimselftosleepafterdinner,asusual,andshehadthenonlytositandthinkofwhatshehadlost.Theeventhadeverypromiseofhappinessforherfriend.Mr.Westonwasamanofunexceptionablecharacter,easyfortune,suitableage,andpleasantmanners;andtherewassomesatisfactioninconsideringw
8、ithwhatself-denying,genero
