In addition to illustrating further Mr. Woodhouse's fussiness and Emma's sense of social obligation, this chapter deepens the mystery of Jane. Though Emma still thinks that the problem is Mr. Dixon, she nonetheless seems to be developing a degree of sympathy for, if not understanding of, Jane. Excepting perhaps the reader, no one seems really to notice the compliment that George utters about "Emma's hand."
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