Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXII

           If,asIamwillingtosuppose,youwishtoshewmeanyobservance,youwillnotgivewaytotheseemotions,butendeavourtoreasonyourselfintoastrongerframeofmind.Iadviseyoutogoout:theairwilldoyougood;gooutforanhouronthegravel;youwillhavetheshrubberytoyourself,andwillbethebetterforairandexercise.And,Fanny”(turningbackagainforamoment),“Ishallmakenomentionbelowofwhathaspassed;IshallnoteventellyourauntBertram.Thereisnooccasionforspreadingthedisappointment;saynothingaboutityourself.”

           Thiswasanordertobemostjoyfullyobeyed;thiswasanactofkindnesswhichFannyfeltatherheart.TobesparedfromherauntNorris’sinterminablereproaches!heleftherinaglowofgratitude.Anythingmightbebearableratherthansuchreproaches.EventoseeMr.Crawfordwouldbelessoverpowering.

           Shewalkedoutdirectly,asherunclerecommended,andfollowedhisadvicethroughout,asfarasshecould;didcheckhertears;didearnestlytrytocomposeherspiritsandstrengthenhermind.Shewishedtoprovetohimthatshediddesirehiscomfort,andsoughttoregainhisfavour;andhehadgivenheranotherstrongmotiveforexertion,inkeepingthewholeaffairfromtheknowledgeofheraunts.Nottoexcitesuspicionbyherlookormannerwasnowanobjectworthattaining;andshefeltequaltoalmostanythingthatmightsaveherfromherauntNorris.

           Shewasstruck,quitestruck,when,onreturningfromherwalkandgoingintotheEastroomagain,thefirstthingwhichcaughthereyewasafirelightedandburning.

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