“You, who have been the best friend I ever had in my life – Want gratitude to you! – Nobody is equal to you! – I care for nobody as I do for you! – Oh! Miss Woodhouse, how ungrateful I have been!”
– Jane Austen
Emma, Chapter 31. Harriet has deep affection for Emma and believes that she is a superior person, as reflected in this quote when Emma comforts her. She is grateful for Emma’s friendship and thinks of her as flawless and having no equal. This is dramatic irony, since the reader is well aware of Emma’s flaws, including her tendency to misread people.