The important action of this chapter is not that which occurs completely "offstage" with the gypsies, but that which presents Emma's still-developing character. She is as much a schemer as ever, but her scheming is now modified. Trying to tell herself that she has practiced "enough of interference," she hopes to stick to passive wishing. Her imagination is as strong as ever, but she is at least trying to cope with her willfulness.
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