Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXVI

           Butatothertimesdoubtandalarmintermingledwithhishopes;andwhenhethoughtofheracknowledgeddisinclinationforprivacyandretirement,herdecidedpreferenceofaLondonlife,whatcouldheexpectbutadeterminedrejection?unlessitwereanacceptanceevenmoretobedeprecated,demandingsuchsacrificesofsituationandemploymentonhissideasconsciencemustforbid.

           Theissueofalldependedononequestion.Didshelovehimwellenoughtoforegowhathadusedtobeessentialpoints?Didshelovehimwellenoughtomakethemnolongeressential?Andthisquestion,whichhewascontinuallyrepeatingtohimself,thoughoftenestansweredwitha“Yes,”hadsometimesits“No.”

           MissCrawfordwassoontoleaveMansfield,andonthiscircumstancethe“no”andthe“yes”hadbeenveryrecentlyinalternation.Hehadseenhereyessparkleasshespokeofthedearfriend’sletter,whichclaimedalongvisitfromherinLondon,andofthekindnessofHenry,inengagingtoremainwherehewastillJanuary,thathemightconveyherthither;hehadheardherspeakofthepleasureofsuchajourneywithananimationwhichhad“no”ineverytone.Butthishadoccurredonthefirstdayofitsbeingsettled,withinthefirsthouroftheburstofsuchenjoyment,whennothingbutthefriendsshewastovisitwasbeforeher.Hehadsinceheardherexpressherselfdifferently,withotherfeelings,morechequeredfeelings:hehadheardhertellMrs.

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