Emma Volume I Chapter III

In which we become acquainted with the modest but agreeable social circle of Mr. Woodhouse, enlivened by the amiable company his daughter Emma is eager to cultivate for both their sakes. A new friendship blooms with the charming and unassuming Harriet Smith, whose gentle manners and natural graces inspire Emma to take on the kindly task of refining her prospects amidst the genteel society of Highbury.