How Harriet could ever have had the presumption to raise her thoughts to Mr. Knightley!⁠—How she could dare to fancy herself the chosen of such a man till actually assured of it!⁠—But Harriet was less humble, had fewer scruples than formerly.⁠—Her inferiority, whether of mind or situation, seemed little felt.⁠—She had seemed more sensible of Mr. Elton’s being to stoop in marrying her, than she now seemed of Mr. Knightley’s.⁠—Alas! was not that her own doing too? Who had been at pains to give Harriet notions of self-consequence but herself?⁠—Who but herself had taught her, that she was to elevate herself if possible, and that her claims were great to a high worldly establishment?⁠—If Harriet, from being humble, were grown vain, it was her doing too.