Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXVII

           

           UponsuchexpressionsofaffectionFannycouldhavelivedanhourwithoutsayinganotherword;butEdmund,afterwaitingamoment,obligedhertobringdownhermindfromitsheavenlyflightbysaying,“Butwhatisitthatyouwanttoconsultmeabout?”

           Itwasaboutthenecklace,whichshewasnowmostearnestlylongingtoreturn,andhopedtoobtainhisapprobationofherdoing.Shegavethehistoryofherrecentvisit,andnowherrapturesmightwellbeover;forEdmundwassostruckwiththecircumstance,sodelightedwithwhatMissCrawfordhaddone,sogratifiedbysuchacoincidenceofconductbetweenthem,thatFannycouldnotbutadmitthesuperiorpowerofonepleasureoverhisownmind,thoughitmighthaveitsdrawback.Itwassometimebeforeshecouldgethisattentiontoherplan,oranyanswertoherdemandofhisopinion:hewasinareverieoffondreflection,utteringonlynowandthenafewhalf-sentencesofpraise;butwhenhedidawakeandunderstand,hewasverydecidedinopposingwhatshewished.

           “Returnthenecklace!No,mydearFanny,uponnoaccount.Itwouldbemortifyingherseverely.Therecanhardlybeamoreunpleasantsensationthanthehavinganythingreturnedonourhandswhichwehavegivenwithareasonablehopeofitscontributingtothecomfortofafriend.

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