Chapter06CHAPTERVI
ThenextmorningbroughtMr。FrankChurchillagain。HecamewithMrs。Weston,towhomandtoHighburyheseemedtotakeverycordially。
Hehadbeensittingwithher,itappeared,mostcompanionablyathome,tillherusualhourofexercise;andonbeingdesiredtochusetheirwalk,immediatelyfixedonHighbury——“Hedidnotdoubttherebeingverypleasantwalksineverydirection,butiflefttohim,heshouldalwayschusethesame。Highbury,thatairy,cheerful,happy-lookingHighbury,wouldbehisconstantattraction。”——
Highbury,withMrs。Weston,stoodforHartfield;andshetrustedtoitsbearingthesameconstructionwithhim。Theywalkedthitherdirectly。
Emmahadhardlyexpectedthem:forMr。Weston,whohadcalledinforhalfaminute,inordertohearthathissonwasveryhandsome,knewnothingoftheirplans;anditwasanagreeablesurprizetoher,therefore,toperceivethemwalkinguptothehousetogether,arminarm。Shewaswantingtoseehimagain,andespeciallytoseehimincompanywithMrs。Weston,uponhisbehaviourtowhomheropinionofhimwastodepend。Ifheweredeficientthere,nothingshouldmakeamendsforit。Butonseeingthemtogether,shebecameperfectlysatisfied。Itwasnotmerelyinfinewordsorhyperbolicalcomplimentthathepaidhisduty;nothingcouldbemoreproperorpleasingthanhiswholemannertoher——nothingcouldmoreagreeablydenotehiswishofconsideringherasafriendandsecuringheraffection。AndtherewastimeenoughforEmmatoformareasonablejudgment,astheirvisitincludedalltherestofthemorning。