Emma: Chapter 41-42 Highlights

🔍Mr. Knightley suspects Frank of pursuing Emma and playing with Jane's feelings.

🎭Frank uses word games to indirectly reveal his slip of the tongue and provoke Jane's anger.

🔒Emma evades Mr. Knightley's suspicions about Frank and Jane's relationship, confident in her own judgment.

🧺The Highbury picnic is postponed due to a lame horse, and the outing is moved to Donwell Abbey for strawberry picking.

💔A lover's quarrel between Jane and Frank goes unnoticed by others, causing Jane to leave alone and Emma to change her plans.

What does Mr. Knightley suspect Frank of?

—Mr. Knightley suspects Frank of double-dealing in his pursuit of Emma and playing with Jane's emotions.

What reveals Frank's slip of the tongue and provokes Jane's anger?

—Frank plays word games, jumbling letters to indirectly reveal his mistake, using the words 'blunder' and 'Dixon'.

How does Emma respond to Mr. Knightley's suspicions?

—Emma confidently evades Mr. Knightley's suspicions, insisting that he is mistaken in his assumptions about Frank and Jane.

Why is the Highbury picnic postponed?

—The picnic is postponed due to a lame horse injuring its leg.

What leads to a lover's quarrel between Jane and Frank?

—A lover's quarrel between Jane and Frank takes place, causing Jane to leave early and walk home alone.

00:09Mr. Knightley suspects Frank of double-dealing with Emma and Jane Fairfax.

00:23Frank uses word games to indirectly reveal his slip of the tongue and provoke Jane's anger.

01:30The Highbury picnic is postponed and moved to Donwell Abbey for strawberry picking.

01:56Emma admires the majesty of Knightley's estates, remarking it was a sweet view.

02:03A lover's quarrel between Jane and Frank remains unnoticed by others.