Against Mr.Knightley'sadvice,Emma forges ahead with her new interest,and tries to match her new friend HarrietSmith.a sweet but none-too-bright parlour boarder ofseventeen -described as"the natural daughterofsomebody"-to Mr Elton,the local vicar.Emma becomes convinced that Mr. Elton's constantattentions area result ofhis attraction and growinglove for Harriet But before events can unfold as she plans,Emma must first persuade Harriet to refuse an advantageous marriage proposal Her suitor is a respectable young gentleman farmer,Mr. Martin,but Emmasnobbishly decides he isn't good enough for Harriet.Against her own wishes,theeasily-influenced Harrie rejects Mr.Martin. Emma'sschemes go awry when Mr.Elton,a social climber, proposesto Emma herself.Emma's friends hadunderstood tha Mr.Elton's attentions were the result ofhis attractionto Emma and his ambition in marrying her,although she had not.Emma rather shocked,tells Mr.Elton that she had thought him attached to Harriet;however Elton is outraged at the very idea ofmarryingthe socially inferior Harriet.After Emmarejects Mr.Elton,heleaves for a while for a sojourn in Bath,andAgainst Mr. Knightley's advice, Emma forges ahead with her new interest, and tries to match her new friend Harriet Smith, a sweet but none-too-bright parlour boarder of seventeen —described as "the natural daughter of somebody"—to Mr. Elton, the local vicar. Emma becomes convinced that Mr. Elton's constant attentions are a result of his attraction and growing love for Harriet. But before events can unfold as she plans, Emma must first persuade Harriet to refuse an advantageous marriage proposal. Her suitor is a respectable young gentleman farmer, Mr. Martin, but Emma snobbishly decides he isn't good enough for Harriet. Against her own wishes, the easily-influenced Harriet rejects Mr. Martin. Emma's schemes go awry when Mr. Elton, a social climber, proposes to Emma herself. Emma's friends had understood that Mr. Elton's attentions were the result of his attraction to Emma and his ambition in marrying her, although she had not. Emma, rather shocked, tells Mr. Elton that she had thought him attached to Harriet; however Elton is outraged at the very idea of marrying the socially inferior Harriet. After Emma rejects Mr. Elton, he leaves for a while for a sojourn in Bath, and