Myinterferencewasquiteaslikelytodoharmasgood。Itwasverynaturalforyoutosay，whatrighthashetolectureme？——
andIamafraidverynaturalforyoutofeelthatitwasdoneinadisagreeablemanner。IdonotbelieveIdidyouanygood。
Thegoodwasalltomyself，bymakingyouanobjectofthetenderestaffectiontome。Icouldnotthinkaboutyousomuchwithoutdoatingonyou，faultsandall；andbydintoffancyingsomanyerrors，havebeeninlovewithyoueversinceyouwerethirteenatleast。”
“Iamsureyouwereofusetome。”criedEmma。“Iwasveryofteninfluencedrightlybyyou——oftenerthanIwouldownatthetime。
Iamverysureyoudidmegood。AndifpoorlittleAnnaWestonistobespoiled，itwillbethegreatesthumanityinyoutodoasmuchforherasyouhavedoneforme，exceptfallinginlovewithherwhensheisthirteen。”