爱玛(英文版)

《床头灯英语·3000词读物（纯英文）：爱玛》：　　"Let her marry Robert， Mart，in， and then she will be safe， respectable， and happy for ever. If you insist that she marry a wealthy man， she will never marry."　　"We think so very differently， Mr. Knightley. She was interested in Mr. Martin only because he was the first man to fall in love with her. He has bad manners and no education. Harriet now knows what a gentleman is， and Mr. Martin is not a gentleman，" Emma declared.　　"That's not true，" cried Mr. Knightley， "Robert Martin is sincere and shows better manners than Harriet."　　Emma did not respond， but tried to look cheerful， though she felt uncomfortable that Mr. Knightley was so upset that Harriet refused Mr. Martin. Nonetheless， she believed she was correct. She usually agreed with Mr. Knightley on most things， so she was upset that he disagreed with her.　　Mr. Knightley then said， "I know you love to find husbands for your friends， but if Elton is the man you want Harriet to marry， you are wrong. I have heard him speak about a family of wealthy young ladies that his sisters know well."　　"I do not plan to find Harriet a husband； Ijust want her to remain a close friend."　　Mr. Knightley then left the Woodhouse home， looking rather disappointed. Emma began to worry that Mr. Martin may return to Mrs. Goddard's school to ask Harriet again to marry him. Mr. Knightley's comments about Mr. Elton also upset Emma， but she believed he spoke in anger because Emma did not agree with him.　　Soon after， Harriet returned with news about Mr. Elton. While Harriet was at Mrs. Goddard's school， the local doctor， Mr. Perry， was visiting a sick child there. He told Harriet that he saw Mr. Elton on his way to London. Mr. Perry asked him why he was going. Mr. Elton told him he had an important matter， but he would not explain more. Mr. Perry said his long journey must be for a lady； and Mr. Elton only smiled and rode off. Mr. Perry had no idea which lady this important journey was for， however.　　……