Mr.
Knightley tellsquite forcefully that whatever she might think, Mr. Elton will not marry Harriet.
First, he notes that Harriet is the illegitimate daughter of nobody-knows-who. Being
illegitimate is a stain in this society that a man of Mr. Elton's stature is unlikely to want to
bear. Further, as Mr. Knightley points out, Harriet has no dowry and there is no sign that her
family, whoever they are, wish to elevate her status above that of a border at Mrs. Goddard's
School.
Mr. Knightley also informs...
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