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Chapter XXXI

           Crawfordspoketoher,andhespoketohermuchtoooften;andshewasafraidtherewasasomethinginhisvoiceandmannerinaddressingherverydifferentfromwhattheywerewhenhetalkedtotheothers.Hercomfortinthatday’sdinnerwasquitedestroyed:shecouldhardlyeatanything;andwhenSirThomasgood-humouredlyobservedthatjoyhadtakenawayherappetite,shewasreadytosinkwithshame,fromthedreadofMr.Crawford’sinterpretation;forthoughnothingcouldhavetemptedhertoturnhereyestotherighthand,wherehesat,shefeltthathiswereimmediatelydirectedtowardsher.

           Shewasmoresilentthanever.ShewouldhardlyjoinevenwhenWilliamwasthesubject,forhiscommissioncameallfromtherighthandtoo,andtherewaspainintheconnexion.

           ShethoughtLadyBertramsatlongerthanever,andbegantobeindespairofevergettingaway;butatlasttheywereinthedrawing-room,andshewasabletothinkasshewould,whileherauntsfinishedthesubjectofWilliam’sappointmentintheirownstyle.

           Mrs.NorrisseemedasmuchdelightedwiththesavingitwouldbetoSirThomasaswithanypartofit.“NowWilliamwouldbeabletokeephimself,whichwouldmakeavastdifferencetohisuncle,foritwasunknownhowmuchhehadcosthisuncle;and,indeed,itwouldmakesomedifferenceinherpresentstoo.

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