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　　Chapter 12　　Mr Knightley was to dine with them， rather against theinclination of Mr Woodhouse， who did not like that anyone should share with him in Isabella's first day.　Emma'ssense of right， however， had decided it; and， besides theconsideration of what was due to each brother， she hadparticular pleasure， from the arcumstance of the late disa-greement between Mr Knightley and herself， in procuringhim the proper invitation. She hoped they might now become friends again. Shethought it was time to make up.　Making up， indeed，would not do. She certainly had not been in the wrong，and he would never own that he had.　Concession must beout of the question; but it was time to appear to forgetthat they had ever quarrelled; and she hoped it mightrather assist the restoration of friendship， that when hecame into the room she had one of the children withher-the youngest， a nice little girl about eight monthsold， who was now making her first visit to Har田eld， andvery happy to be danced about in her aunt's arms. It didassist; for though he began with grave looks and shortquestions， he was soon led on to talk of them all in theusual way， and to take the child out of her arms with allthe unceremoniousness of perfect amity. Emma felt theywere friends again; and the conviction giiving her at firstgreat satisfaction， and then a litde sauaness， she couldnot help saying， as he was admiring the baby：　'What a comfort it is that we think alike about our nephews and nieces ！ As to men and women，　our opinionsare sometimes very different; but with regard to thesechildren I observe we never disagree. '　　　'If you were as much guided by nature in your estimate ofmen and women， and as little under the power of fancy andwbimin your dealings with them， as you are where thesechildren are concerned， we might always thmk alike. '　　"To be sure -our discordances must always arise frommy being in the wrong."　　"Yes，" said he， snuling， 6 and reason good. I was six-teen years old when you were born. ' 'A material difference， then，' she replied; 'and nodoubt you were much my superior in judgement at thatperiod of our lives; but does not the lapse of one-andtwenty years bring our understandings a good deal nea-　rer？'　　'Yes， a good deal nearer. ''But still， not near enough to give me a chance of be- ing right， if we think differendy. '　　'I have still the advantage of you by sixteen years' ex-perience， and by not being a pretty young woman and aspoiled child. Come， my dear Emma， let us be friends，and say no more about it. Tell your aunt， little Emma， that she ought to set you a better example than to be rene- wing old grievances， and that if she were not wrong， be- fore， she is now. '　　……

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《爱玛》是奥斯汀作品中艺术上、思想上最成熟的一部，也是一部匠心独具的天才喜剧之作。小说主人公爱玛是个聪明、漂亮、任性的地主小姐，她喜欢为别人做媒，并把邻近的一个孤女哈里特置于自己的保护之下，主观地安排她的恋爱。终于在经历过一番戏剧性的小波折后她们都找到了与自己情投意合的人生伴侣。

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