General post 3

Page 131
"He had gone away rejected and mortified, disappointed in a very sanguine hope, after a series of what appeared to him strong encouragements; and not only losing the right lady, but finding himself debased to the level of a very wrong one."

I think Mr. Elton made a dumb decision in choosing to marry Miss Hawkins, and I don't think he truly loved her. I feel like the only reason he married so soon is because Emma, who he really wanted to marry, rejected him, and that he just quickly proposed to Miss Hawkins out of anger and frustration. I also don't believe his feelings were very strong for Emma if he was able to move on from her that quickly and marry someone else.