Emma | Chapters 34-36 Summary and Analysis

Summary
Emma plans a dinner party for the Eltons. She does not wish to be thought of as overlooking them and thinks people will talk if she doesn’t invite them. Just when everything is set, John Knightley appears with his two sons for a visit with their grandpa, Mr. Woodhouse. Their arrival throws Emma’s seating arrangement into disarray. She must plan to sit across from her brother-in-law whom she knows to be a reluctant conversationalist.

John Knightley surprises her by engaging in a lively conversation with Jane Fairfax. He tells her, and everyone at the table,...


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