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Chapter XXXII

           Ifthegentlemanwouldbutpersevere,ifhehadbutloveenoughtopersevere,SirThomasbegantohavehopes;andthesereflectionshavingpassedacrosshismindandcheeredit,“Well,”saidhe,inatoneofbecominggravity,butoflessanger,“well,child,dryupyourtears.Thereisnouseinthesetears;theycandonogood.Youmustnowcomedownstairswithme.Mr.Crawfordhasbeenkeptwaitingtoolongalready.Youmustgivehimyourownanswer:wecannotexpecthimtobesatisfiedwithless;andyouonlycanexplaintohimthegroundsofthatmisconceptionofyoursentiments,which,unfortunatelyforhimself,hecertainlyhasimbibed.Iamtotallyunequaltoit.”

           ButFannyshewedsuchreluctance,suchmisery,attheideaofgoingdowntohim,thatSirThomas,afteralittleconsideration,judgeditbettertoindulgeher.Hishopesfrombothgentlemanandladysufferedasmalldepressioninconsequence;butwhenhelookedathisniece,andsawthestateoffeatureandcomplexionwhichhercryinghadbroughtherinto,hethoughttheremightbeasmuchlostasgainedbyanimmediateinterview.Withafewwords,therefore,ofnoparticularmeaning,hewalkedoffbyhimself,leavinghispoorniecetositandcryoverwhathadpassed,withverywretchedfeelings.

           Hermindwasalldisorder.Thepast,present,future,everythingwasterrible.Butheruncle’sangergavehertheseverestpainofall.Selfishandungrateful!tohaveappearedsotohim!Shewasmiserableforever.Shehadnoonetotakeherpart,tocounsel,orspeakforher.Heronlyfriendwasabsent.

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