Andeversinceshewastwelve，Emmahasbeenmistressofthehouseandofyouall。Inhermothershelosttheonlypersonabletocopewithher。Sheinheritshermother’stalents，andmusthavebeenundersubjectiontoher。”
“Ishouldhavebeensorry，Mr。Knightley，tobedependentonyourrecommendation，hadIquittedMr。Woodhouse’sfamilyandwantedanothersituation；Idonotthinkyouwouldhavespokenagoodwordformetoanybody。IamsureyoualwaysthoughtmeunfitfortheofficeIheld。”
“Yes。”saidhe，smiling。“Youarebetterplacedhere；veryfitforawife，butnotatallforagoverness。ButyouwerepreparingyourselftobeanexcellentwifeallthetimeyouwereatHartfield。
YoumightnotgiveEmmasuchacompleteeducationasyourpowerswouldseemtopromise；butyouwerereceivingaverygoodeducationfromher，ontheverymaterialmatrimonialpointofsubmittingyourownwill，anddoingasyouwerebid；andifWestonhadaskedmetorecommendhimawife，IshouldcertainlyhavenamedMissTaylor。”
“Thankyou。TherewillbeverylittlemeritinmakingagoodwifetosuchamanasMr。Weston。”