The
explanation of 's remarks lies in Knightley's circumstances and inner
character as well as in the immediate situation.
Happily, Austen summarizes Emma's view of Knightley's circumstances and inner being two
paragraphs ahead of your quotation. She also privileges us to an account of Emma's
opinion on Knightley's circumstance and inner traits.
Knightley, the Austen-narrator tells us, has more health and independence
than he has spare wealth (this is
not to say he is in any way in tight financial
straits like Mr. Bennet of ), thus he prefers the exercise of walking to
the expense of keeping a carriage horse solely to pull his carriage. Emma disapproves of this
physical sacrifice of the dignity of his position as the chief gentleman of the district and the
lord of Donwell Abbey. Emma prefers to see him arrive at places in state, looking well kempt,
not disheveled by...
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