Emma-Jane Austen Volume I-Chapter 7 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng cvới những từ vựng quen thuộc. Nhằm giúp các em và các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh | Emma Jane Austen Volume I Chapter VII The very day of Mr. Elton s going to London produced a fresh occasion for Emma s services towards her friend. Harriet had been at Hartfield as usual soon after breakfast and after a time had gone home to return again to dinner she returned and sooner than had been talked of and with an agitated hurried look announcing something extraordinary to have happened which she was longing to tell. Half a minute brought it all out. She had heard as soon as she got back to Mrs. Goddard s that Mr. Martin had been there an hour before and finding she was not at home nor particularly expected had left a little parcel for her from one of his sisters and gone away and on opening this parcel she had actually found besides the two songs which she had lent Elizabeth to copy a letter to herself and this letter was from him from Mr. Martin and contained a direct proposal of marriage. Who could have thought it She was so surprized she did not know what to do. Yes quite a proposal of marriage and a very good letter at least she thought so. And he wrote as if he really loved her very much but she did not know and so she was come as fast as she could to ask Miss Woodhouse what she should do. Emma was half-ashamed of her friend for seeming so pleased and so doubtful. Upon my word she cried the young man is determined not to lose any thing for want of asking. He will connect himself well if he can. Will you read the letter cried Harriet. Pray do. I d rather you would. Emma was not sorry to be pressed. She read and was surprized. The style of the letter was much above her expectation. There were not merely no grammatical errors but as a composition it would not have disgraced a gentleman the language though plain was strong and unaffected and the sentiments it conveyed very much to the credit of the writer. It was short but expressed good sense warm attachment liberality propriety even delicacy of feeling. She paused over it while Harriet stood anxiously
