Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXI

           

           Henrywasmosthappytomakeitmoreintelligible,bybeginningatanearlierstage,andexplainingveryparticularlywhathehaddone.HislastjourneytoLondonhadbeenundertakenwithnootherviewthanthatofintroducingherbrotherinHillStreet,andprevailingontheAdmiraltoexertwhateverinteresthemighthaveforgettinghimon.Thishadbeenhisbusiness.Hehadcommunicatedittonocreature:hehadnotbreathedasyllableofiteventoMary;whileuncertainoftheissue,hecouldnothaveborneanyparticipationofhisfeelings,butthishadbeenhisbusiness;andhespokewithsuchaglowofwhathissolicitudehadbeen,andusedsuchstrongexpressions,wassoaboundinginthedeepestinterest,intwofoldmotives,inviewsandwishesmorethancouldbetold,thatFannycouldnothaveremainedinsensibleofhisdrift,hadshebeenabletoattend;butherheartwassofullandhersensesstillsoastonished,thatshecouldlistenbutimperfectlyeventowhathetoldherofWilliam,andsayingonlywhenhepaused,“Howkind!howverykind!Oh,Mr.Crawford,weareinfinitelyobligedtoyou!Dearest,dearestWilliam!”Shejumpedupandmovedinhastetowardsthedoor,cryingout,“Iwillgotomyuncle.Myuncleoughttoknowitassoonaspossible.”Butthiscouldnotbesuffered.Theopportunitywastoofair,andhisfeelingstooimpatient.Hewasafterherimmediately.“Shemustnotgo,shemustallowhimfiveminuteslonger,”andhetookherhandandledherbacktoherseat,andwasinthemiddleofhisfartherexplanation,beforeshehadsuspectedforwhatshewasdetained.

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