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Chapter XXXIII

           Icoulddoverywellwithoutyou,ifyouweremarriedtoamanofsuchgoodestateasMr.Crawford.Andyoumustbeaware,Fanny,thatitiseveryyoungwoman’sdutytoacceptsuchaveryunexceptionableofferasthis.”

           Thiswasalmosttheonlyruleofconduct,theonlypieceofadvice,whichFannyhadeverreceivedfromherauntinthecourseofeightyearsandahalf.Itsilencedher.Shefelthowunprofitablecontentionwouldbe.Ifheraunt’sfeelingswereagainsther,nothingcouldbehopedfromattackingherunderstanding.LadyBertramwasquitetalkative.

           “Iwilltellyouwhat,Fanny,”saidshe,“Iamsurehefellinlovewithyouattheball;Iamsurethemischiefwasdonethatevening.Youdidlookremarkablywell.Everybodysaidso.SirThomassaidso.AndyouknowyouhadChapmantohelpyoutodress.IamverygladIsentChapmantoyou.IshalltellSirThomasthatIamsureitwasdonethatevening.”Andstillpursuingthesamecheerfulthoughts,shesoonafterwardsadded,“AndIwilltellyouwhat,Fanny,whichismorethanIdidforMaria:thenexttimePughasalitteryoushallhaveapuppy.”

           

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