Emma, Volume 2, Chapter 14 summary
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In Chapter 14, Emma and Harriet visit the newly married Eltons, and a return visit convinces Emma that Mrs. Elton is vain, overfamiliar, and socially presumptuous. Harriet feels less distressed about Mr. Elton’s marriage, while Emma resents his wife’s offers of patronage and her judgments about Mrs. Weston and Mr. Knightley.
What happens
- Emma takes Harriet to visit the Eltons, where both women face uncomfortable memories.
- Harriet praises the bride and says Mr. Elton’s marriage makes admiring him less painful.
- During the return visit, Mrs. Elton repeatedly compares Hartfield with her brother-in-law’s estate and recommends Bath.
- Mrs. Elton proposes a musical club and praises Mrs. Weston and Mr. Knightley in terms that offend Emma.
- After the visitors leave, Emma condemns Mrs. Elton and notices how readily she thinks of Frank Churchill.
- Mr. Woodhouse praises the bride and worries about missing his courtesy visit, while Emma unsuccessfully teases him about encouraging marriage.
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