Emma Home Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

It was now some time since Miss Taylor had begun to influence his schemes; but as it was not the tyrannic influence of youth on youth, it had not shaken his determination of never settling till he could purchase Randalls, and the sale of Randalls was long looked forward to; but he had gone steadily on, with these objects in view, till they were accomplished. He had made his fortune, bought his house, and obtained his wife; and was beginning a new period of existence, with every probability of greater happiness than in any yet passed through. (2.6)

Note how important obtaining an actual home (i.e., a property) is to Mr. Weston’s happiness. A happy home is a home that he owns himself.