<P> Emma decides that Jane and Mr. Dixon, Colonel Campbell's new son - in - law, are mutually attracted, and that is why she has come home earlier than expected . She shares her suspicions with Frank, who met Jane and the Campbells at a vacation spot a year earlier, and he apparently agrees with her . Suspicions are further fueled when a piano, sent by an anonymous benefactor, arrives for Jane . Emma feels herself falling in love with Frank, but it does not last to his second visit . The Eltons treat Harriet poorly, culminating with Mr. Elton publicly snubbing Harriet at the ball given by the Westons in May . Mr. Knightley, who had long refrained from dancing, gallantly steps in to dance with Harriet . The day after the ball, Frank brings Harriet to Hartfield, she had fainted after a rough encounter with local gypsies . Harriet is grateful, and Emma thinks this is love, not gratitude . Meanwhile, Mrs. Weston wonders if Mr. Knightley has taken a fancy to Jane, but Emma dismisses that idea . When Mr. Knightley mentions the link he sees between Jane and Frank, Emma denies them, while Frank appears to be courting her instead . He arrives late to the gathering at Donwell in June, while Jane leaves early . Next day at Box Hill, a local beauty spot, Frank and Emma continue to banter together and Emma, in jest, thoughtlessly insults Miss Bates . </P> <P> When Mr. Knightley scolds Emma for the insult to Miss Bates, she is ashamed and tries to atone with a morning visit to Miss Bates, which impresses Mr. Knightley . On the visit, Emma learns that Jane had accepted the position of governess from one of Mrs. Elton's friends after the outing . Jane now becomes ill and refuses to see Emma or receive her gifts . Meanwhile, Frank was visiting his aunt, who dies soon after he arrives . Now he and Jane reveal to the Westons that they have been secretly engaged since the autumn, but Frank knew that his aunt would disapprove . The strain of the secrecy on the conscientious Jane had caused the two to quarrel, and Jane ended the engagement . Frank's easygoing uncle readily gives his blessing to the match, and the engagement becomes public, leaving Emma chagrined to discover that she had been so wrong . </P> <P> Emma is confident that Frank's engagement will devastate Harriet, but instead, Harriet tells her that she loves Mr. Knightley, although she knows the match is too unequal, Emma's encouragement and Mr. Knightley's kindness have given her hope . Emma is startled and realizes that she is the one who wants to marry Mr. Knightley . Mr. Knightley returns to console Emma from Frank and Jane's engagement thinking her heartbroken . When she admits her foolishness, he proposes, and she accepts . Now Harriet accepts Robert Martin's second proposal, and they are the first couple to marry . Jane and Emma reconcile, and Frank and Jane visit the Westons . Once the period of deep mourning ends, they will marry . Before the end of November, Emma and Mr. Knightley are married with the prospect of "perfect happiness ." </P> <P> Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist of the story, is a beautiful, high - spirited, intelligent, and' slightly' spoiled young woman of twenty when the story opens . Her mother died when she was young . She has been mistress of the house (Hartfield) since her older sister got married . Although intelligent, she lacks the discipline to practice or study anything in depth . She is portrayed as compassionate to the poor, but at the same time has a strong sense of class status . Her affection for and patience towards her valetudinarian father are also noteworthy . While she is in many ways mature, Emma makes some serious mistakes, mainly due to her lack of experience and her conviction that she is always right . Although she has vowed she will never marry, she delights in making matches for others . She has a brief flirtation with Frank Churchill, however, she realises at the end of the novel that she loves Mr Knightley . </P>

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