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Chapter XXXIII

           Crawfordwhowasaddressingherselfwithardent,disinterestedlove;whosefeelingswereapparentlybecomeallthatwashonourableandupright,whoseviewsofhappinesswereallfixedonamarriageofattachment;whowaspouringouthissenseofhermerits,describinganddescribingagainhisaffection,provingasfaraswordscouldproveit,andinthelanguage,tone,andspiritofamanoftalenttoo,thathesoughtherforhergentlenessandhergoodness;andtocompletethewhole,hewasnowtheMr.CrawfordwhohadprocuredWilliam’spromotion!

           Herewasachange,andherewereclaimswhichcouldnotbutoperate!Shemighthavedisdainedhiminallthedignityofangryvirtue,inthegroundsofSotherton,orthetheatreatMansfieldPark;butheapproachedhernowwithrightsthatdemandeddifferenttreatment.Shemustbecourteous,andshemustbecompassionate.Shemusthaveasensationofbeinghonoured,andwhetherthinkingofherselforherbrother,shemusthaveastrongfeelingofgratitude.Theeffectofthewholewasamannersopityingandagitated,andwordsintermingledwithherrefusalsoexpressiveofobligationandconcern,thattoatemperofvanityandhopelikeCrawford’s,thetruth,oratleastthestrengthofherindifference,mightwellbequestionable;andhewasnotsoirrationalasFannyconsideredhim,intheprofessionsofpersevering,assiduous,andnotdespondingattachmentwhichclosedtheinterview.

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