... if today's society still followed would have longer marriages). A clear example is when Emma reflects on how she proposed that Harriet should be married to her superior (Mr Elton and Frank Churchill). This idea is considered absurd by both the protagonist and the author, "The stain of illegitimacy, unbleached by nobility or wealth, would have been a stain indeed". In the insular world ... ...

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