HehadfrightenedheralittleaboutMr。Elton；butwhensheconsideredthatMr。Knightleycouldnothaveobservedhimasshehaddone，neitherwiththeinterest，norshemustbeallowedtotellherself，inspiteofMr。Knightley’spretensionswiththeskillofsuchanobserveronsuchaquestionasherself，thathehadspokenithastilyandinanger，shewasabletobelieve，thathehadrathersaidwhathewishedresentfullytobetrue，thanwhatheknewanythingabout。HecertainlymighthaveheardMr。Eltonspeakwithmoreunreservethanshehadeverdone，andMr。Eltonmightnotbeofanimprudent，inconsideratedispositionastomoneymatters；
hemightnaturallyberatherattentivethanotherwisetothem；
butthen，Mr。Knightleydidnotmakedueallowancefortheinfluenceofastrongpassionatwarwithallinterestedmotives。Mr。Knightleysawnosuchpassion，andofcoursethoughtnothingofitseffects；
butshesawtoomuchofittofeeladoubtofitsovercominganyhesitationsthatareasonableprudencemightoriginallysuggest；
andmorethanareasonable，becomingdegreeofprudence，shewasverysuredidnotbelongtoMr。Elton。