Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XII

           

           “IfMissBertramwerenotengaged,”saidFannycautiously,“IcouldsometimesalmostthinkthatheadmiredhermorethanJulia.”

           “Whichis,perhaps,moreinfavourofhislikingJuliabest,thanyou,Fanny,maybeaware;forIbelieveitoftenhappensthataman,beforehehasquitemadeuphisownmind,willdistinguishthesisterorintimatefriendofthewomanheisreallythinkingofmorethanthewomanherself.CrawfordhastoomuchsensetostayhereifhefoundhimselfinanydangerfromMaria;andIamnotatallafraidforher,aftersuchaproofasshehasgiventhatherfeelingsarenotstrong.”

           Fannysupposedshemusthavebeenmistaken,andmeanttothinkdifferentlyinfuture;butwithallthatsubmissiontoEdmundcoulddo,andallthehelpofthecoincidinglooksandhintswhichsheoccasionallynoticedinsomeoftheothers,andwhichseemedtosaythatJuliawasMr.Crawford’schoice,sheknewnotalwayswhattothink.Shewasprivy,oneevening,tothehopesofherauntNorrisonthesubject,aswellastoherfeelings,andthefeelingsofMrs.Rushworth,onapointofsomesimilarity,andcouldnothelpwonderingasshelistened;andgladwouldshehavebeennottobeobligedtolisten,foritwaswhilealltheotheryoungpeopleweredancing,andshesitting,mostunwillingly,amongthechaperonsatthefire,longingforthere-entranceofhereldercousin,onwhomallherownhopesofapartnerthendepended.

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