Ride back with Mr Elton after he
confessed his love for her - Emma
takes this time to think over her past
misunderstandings
"It was wretched business, indeed!"
She realises how she
cares for Harriet for
more than herself
"Such a blow for Harriet! - That was the worst of all. Every part of it brought pain and
humiliation, of some sort or other; but compared with the evil to Harriet, all was
light;"
Despite this Emma still puts blame on
someone else for her mistakes
"His manners, however, must have been
unmarked, wavering, dubious, or she could
not have been so mislead."
Emma realises
she has done
wrong with her
matchmaking
"The first error and the worst lay at her door. It was foolish, it was
wrong, to take so active a part in bringing any two people
together. It was adventuring too far, assuming too much, making
light of what ought to be serious, a trick of what ought to be
simple. She was quite concerned and ashamed, and resolved to
do such things no more."