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Chapter XXI

           Shewasinastateofmindtobegladthatshehadsecuredherfatebeyondrecall:thatshehadpledgedherselfanewtoSotherton;thatshewassafefromthepossibilityofgivingCrawfordthetriumphofgoverningheractions,anddestroyingherprospects;andretiredinproudresolve,determinedonlytobehavemorecautiouslytoMr.Rushworthinfuture,thatherfathermightnotbeagainsuspectingher.

           HadSirThomasappliedtohisdaughterwithinthefirstthreeorfourdaysafterHenryCrawford’sleavingMansfield,beforeherfeelingswereatalltranquillised,beforeshehadgivenupeveryhopeofhim,orabsolutelyresolvedonenduringhisrival,heranswermighthavebeendifferent;butafteranotherthreeorfourdays,whentherewasnoreturn,noletter,nomessage,nosymptomofasoftenedheart,nohopeofadvantagefromseparation,hermindbecamecoolenoughtoseekallthecomfortthatprideandselfrevengecouldgive.

           HenryCrawfordhaddestroyedherhappiness,butheshouldnotknowthathehaddoneit;heshouldnotdestroyhercredit,herappearance,herprosperity,too.HeshouldnothavetothinkofheraspiningintheretirementofMansfieldforhim,rejectingSothertonandLondon,independenceandsplendour,forhissake.Independencewasmoreneedfulthanever;thewantofitatMansfieldmoresensiblyfelt.Shewaslessandlessabletoenduretherestraintwhichherfatherimposed.Thelibertywhichhisabsencehadgivenwasnowbecomeabsolutelynecessary.

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