Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLVIII

           Ionlyentreateverybodytobelievethatexactlyatthetimewhenitwasquitenaturalthatitshouldbeso,andnotaweekearlier,EdmunddidceasetocareaboutMissCrawford,andbecameasanxioustomarryFannyasFannyherselfcoulddesire.

           Withsucharegardforher,indeed,ashishadlongbeen,aregardfoundedonthemostendearingclaimsofinnocenceandhelplessness,andcompletedbyeveryrecommendationofgrowingworth,whatcouldbemorenaturalthanthechange?Loving,guiding,protectingher,ashehadbeendoingeversinceherbeingtenyearsold,hermindinsogreatadegreeformedbyhiscare,andhercomfortdependingonhiskindness,anobjecttohimofsuchcloseandpeculiarinterest,dearerbyallhisownimportancewithherthananyoneelseatMansfield,whatwastherenowtoadd,butthatheshouldlearntoprefersoftlighteyestosparklingdarkones.Andbeingalwayswithher,andalwaystalkingconfidentially,andhisfeelingsexactlyinthatfavourablestatewhicharecentdisappointmentgives,thosesoftlighteyescouldnotbeverylonginobtainingthepre-eminence.

           Havingoncesetout,andfeltthathehaddonesoonthisroadtohappiness,therewasnothingonthesideofprudencetostophimormakehisprogressslow;nodoubtsofherdeserving,nofearsofoppositionoftaste,noneedofdrawingnewhopesofhappinessfromdissimilarityoftemper.Hermind,disposition,opinions,andhabitswantednohalf-concealment,noself-deceptiononthepresent,norelianceonfutureimprovement.Eveninthemidstofhislateinfatuation,hehadacknowledgedFanny’smentalsuperiority.

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