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Emma

In Our Time

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The Importance of Attention in a Novel

I'm not interested in Mr Elton. He turns away from house. That's a remark from a stricken 17 year old who's been terribly snubbed and let down. And she's a poor guy yes I mean maybe I feel more distressed. But Mr Elton is not kind to the poor he's horrible. So that's where my attention is. I'm banging the table. You're talking all the time. The brilliant dialogue isn't it between Mr Knightley and Emma when Mr Knight discovers what she's done. She's an illegitimate, quite clever thing and he's said goes rubbish.

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