Chapter XXVII

           

           OnreachinghomeFannywentimmediatelyupstairstodepositthisunexpectedacquisition,thisdoubtfulgoodofanecklace,insomefavouriteboxintheEastroom,whichheldallhersmallertreasures;butonopeningthedoor,whatwashersurprisetofindhercousinEdmundtherewritingatthetable!Suchasighthavingneveroccurredbefore,wasalmostaswonderfulasitwaswelcome.

           “Fanny,”saidhedirectly,leavinghisseatandhispen,andmeetingherwithsomethinginhishand,“Ibegyourpardonforbeinghere.Icametolookforyou,andafterwaitingalittlewhileinhopeofyourcomingin,wasmakinguseofyourinkstandtoexplainmyerrand.Youwillfindthebeginningofanotetoyourself;butIcannowspeakmybusiness,whichismerelytobegyouracceptanceofthislittletrifle—achainforWilliam’scross.Yououghttohavehaditaweekago,buttherehasbeenadelayfrommybrother’snotbeingintownbyseveraldayssosoonasIexpected;andIhaveonlyjustnowreceiveditatNorthampton.Ihopeyouwilllikethechainitself,Fanny.Iendeavouredtoconsultthesimplicityofyourtaste;but,atanyrate,Iknowyouwillbekindtomyintentions,andconsiderit,asitreallyis,atokenoftheloveofoneofyouroldestfriends.”

           Andsosaying,hewashurryingaway,beforeFanny,overpoweredbyathousandfeelingsofpainandpleasure,couldattempttospeak;butquickenedbyonesovereignwish,shethencalledout,“Oh!cousin,stopamoment,praystop!”

           Heturnedback.

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