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Why did Mr. Knightley want to marry Emma?


He was so prissy and always criticizing her.

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Because he loved her. He wasn't blind to her faults, which she had a lot of lets be honest, so he did critisise her, but none of these were unjustifed or unfair. He loved her faults and all.

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope

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