Emma
Mrs. Weston
Emma's former governess
Formerly Miss Taylor, Emma's beloved governess and dearest friend. She is wise, gentle and always on Emma's side.
Mrs. Weston, born Anne Taylor, was Emma's governess and has been her closest companion for years. She is gentle, tactful and affectionate, and she knows Emma's faults and loves her anyway. When she marries Mr. Weston, she moves only half a mile away to Randalls, though Emma and Mr. Woodhouse feel the loss at once.
She is a steadying presence in the story, supportive of Emma without flattering her. She takes an interest in everything that happens in Highbury, and Emma trusts her with her secrets.
“Frank and Jane Fairfax have been secretly engaged since they met at Weymouth!”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
The story begins just after her wedding, which Emma proudly claims to have arranged. She hosts the Christmas Eve dinner at Randalls with her husband and later helps plan the Crown Inn ball. She is the one who sees Mr. Elton refuse to dance with Harriet.
After Mrs. Churchill's death, she tells Emma about Frank's secret engagement to Jane Fairfax, worried that Emma may be hurt. Emma assures her that she has not loved Frank for a long time. She is at Emma's wedding.
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