Emma knew now that her own happiness depended on Mr Knightley and his feelings for her. Emma had no hope that Mr Knightley loved her. She could only hope for his respect. Emma could not think of marriage herself, because she could never leave her father. But when she thought of Mr Knightley marrying Harriet, or anyone else, she became very unhappy. Mr Knightley was Emma’s friend and he had always told her the truth. She could not think of her life without his friendship and advice. Mr Knightley was still in London, but he would soon be home. Emma would then have to see Mr Knightley and Harriet together. Until then, she did not wish to see Harriet at all. Emma wrote to her friend and asked her to stay away from Hartfield for a time. Mrs Weston was the next visitor to Hartfield and she had more to tell Emma about Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax. For a few hours, Mrs W eston’s interesting story stopped Emma thinking about Harriet and Mr Knightley. Mrs Weston had been to see Jane Fairfax and she had invited Jane out for a drive in the Westons’ carriage. A t first, Jane had refused, but then she had agreed to go with Mrs Weston. The two ladies had had a long conversation. ‘Jane has not had a happy moment since she agreed to the secret engagement. This is what she told me,’ Mrs Weston said. ‘She knew that the secret engagement was wrong. But her love for Frank was the first thing in her mind. She depended on Frank for her future happiness. ‘Jane and Frank had quarrelled about their engagement several times,’ Mrs Weston went on. ‘Jane knew that it was wrong to keep it a secret. But Frank refused to agree with her. He knew that the engagem ent would have made Mrs Churchill very angry. Frank wanted to be happy - and he was at first. He could not understand Jane’s feelings.