Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXII

           Forthepurityofherintentionsshecouldanswer;andshewaswillingtohope,secondly,thatheruncle’sdispleasurewasabating,andwouldabatefartherasheconsideredthematterwithmoreimpartiality,andfelt,asagoodmanmustfeel,howwretched,andhowunpardonable,howhopeless,andhowwickeditwastomarrywithoutaffection.

           Whenthemeetingwithwhichshewasthreatenedforthemorrowwaspast,shecouldnotbutflatterherselfthatthesubjectwouldbefinallyconcluded,andMr.CrawfordoncegonefromMansfield,thateverythingwouldsoonbeasifnosuchsubjecthadexisted.Shewouldnot,couldnotbelieve,thatMr.Crawford’saffectionforhercoulddistresshimlong;hismindwasnotofthatsort.Londonwouldsoonbringitscure.InLondonhewouldsoonlearntowonderathisinfatuation,andbethankfulfortherightreasoninherwhichhadsavedhimfromitsevilconsequences.

           WhileFanny’smindwasengagedinthesesortofhopes,herunclewas,soonaftertea,calledoutoftheroom;anoccurrencetoocommontostrikeher,andshethoughtnothingofittillthebutlerreappearedtenminutesafterwards,andadvancingdecidedlytowardsherself,said,“SirThomaswishestospeakwithyou,ma’am,inhisownroom.”Thenitoccurredtoherwhatmightbegoingon;asuspicionrushedoverhermindwhichdrovethecolourfromhercheeks;butinstantlyrising,shewaspreparingtoobey,whenMrs.Norriscalledout,“Stay,stay,Fanny!whatareyouabout?whereareyougoing?don’tbeinsuchahurry

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