Emma was sorry;⁠—to have to pay civilities to a person she did not like through three long months!⁠—to be always doing more than she wished, and less than she ought! Why she did not like Jane Fairfax might be a difficult question to answer; Mr. Knightley had once told her it was because she saw in her the really accomplished young woman, which she wanted to be thought herself; and though the accusation had been eagerly refuted at the time, there were moments of self-examination in which her conscience could not quite acquit her. But “she could never get acquainted with her: she did not know how it was, but there was such coldness and reserve⁠—such apparent indifference whether she pleased or not⁠—and then, her aunt was such an eternal talker!⁠—and she was made such a fuss with by everybody!⁠—and it had been always imagined that they were to be so intimate⁠—because their ages were the same, everybody had supposed they must be so fond of each other.” These were her reasons⁠—she had no better.