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Works of Jane Austen: Emma: Chapters 40 - 46

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Austen, Jane

Austen, Jane
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Emma: Chapters 40 - 46

Chapter XL

A few days after her adventure, Harriet comes to Emma one morning with a
small parcel in her hand and a "confession" to make - now that it is all over.
She sees nothing extraordinary in him now, nor does she envy his wife; and she
is now going to destroy some "most precious treasures" (as the box is labeled)
Inside, elaborately wrapped, is a piece of court plaster. Emma is astonished.
It turns out that Mr. Elton had cut his finger one day at Emma's and Harriet
had given him a piece of her plaster to patch the cut. She saved ...

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