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1、EmmabyJaneAustenVOLUMEICHAPTERIEmmaWoodhouse,handsome,clever,andrich,withacomfortablehomeandhappydisposition,seemedtounitesomeofthebestblessingsofexistence;andhadlivednearlytwenty-oneyearsintheworldwithverylittletodistressorvexher.Shewastheyoungestofthetwodaughtersofamostaffectionate,indu
2、lgentfather;andhad,inconsequenceofhersister'smarriage,beenmistressofhishousefromaveryearlyperiod.Hermotherhaddiedtoolongagoforhertohavemorethananindistinctremembranceofhercaresses;andherplacehadbeensuppliedbyanexcellentwomanasgoverness,whohadfallenlittleshortofamotherinaffection.Sixteenye
3、arshadMissTaylorbeeninMr.Woodhouse'sfamily,lessasagovernessthanafriend,veryfondofbothdaughters,butparticularlyofEmma.Betweenthemitwasmoretheintimacyofsisters.EvenbeforeMissTaylorhadceasedtoholdthenominalofficeofgoverness,themildnessofhertemperhadhardlyallowedhertoimposeanyrestraint;andthe
4、shadowofauthoritybeingnowlongpassedaway,theyhadbeenlivingtogetherasfriendandfriendverymutuallyattached,andEmmadoingjustwhatsheliked;highlyesteemingMissTaylor'sjudgment,butdirectedchieflybyherown.Therealevils,indeed,ofEmma'ssituationwerethepowerofhavingrathertoomuchherownway,andadispositio
5、ntothinkalittletoowellofherself;thesewerethedisadvantageswhichthreatenedalloytohermanyenjoyments.Thedanger,however,wasatpresentsounperceived,thattheydidnotbyanymeansrankasmisfortuneswithher.Sorrowcame--agentlesorrow--butnotatallintheshapeofanydisagreeableconsciousness.--MissTaylormarried.
6、ItwasMissTaylor'slosswhichfirstbroughtgrief.Itwasonthewedding-dayofthisbelovedfriendthatEmmafirstsatinmournfulthoughtofanycontinuance.Theweddingover,andthebride-peoplegone,herfatherandherselfwerelefttodinetogether,withnoprospectofathirdtocheeralongevening.Herfathercomposedhimselftosleepaf
7、terdinner,asusual,andshehadthenonlytositandthinkofwhatshehadlost.Theeventhadeverypromiseofhappinessforherfriend.Mr.Westonwasamanofunexceptionablecharacter,easyfortune,suitableage,andpleasantmanners;andtherewassomesatisfactioninconsideringwithwhatself-denying,generou
