Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           Nonesuchhadoccurredsincehisseeingherinheruncle’sroom,nonesuchmightoccuragainbeforehisleavingMansfield.LadyBertram’sbeingjustontheothersideofthetablewasatrifle,forshemightalwaysbeconsideredasonlyhalf-awake,andEdmund’sadvertisementswerestillofthefirstutility.

           “Well,”saidCrawford,afteracourseofrapidquestionsandreluctantanswers;“IamhappierthanIwas,becauseInowunderstandmoreclearlyyouropinionofme.Youthinkmeunsteady:easilyswayedbythewhimofthemoment,easilytempted,easilyputaside.Withsuchanopinion,nowonderthat.Butweshallsee.ItisnotbyprotestationsthatIshallendeavourtoconvinceyouIamwronged;itisnotbytellingyouthatmyaffectionsaresteady.Myconductshallspeakforme;absence,distance,timeshallspeakforme.Theyshallprovethat,asfarasyoucanbedeservedbyanybody,Idodeserveyou.Youareinfinitelymysuperiorinmerit;allthatIknow.YouhavequalitieswhichIhadnotbeforesupposedtoexistinsuchadegreeinanyhumancreature.Youhavesometouchesoftheangelinyoubeyondwhat—notmerelybeyondwhatonesees,becauseoneneverseesanythinglikeit—butbeyondwhatonefanciesmightbe.ButstillIamnotfrightened.Itisnotbyequalityofmeritthatyoucanbewon.Thatisoutofthequestion.Itishewhoseesandworshipsyourmeritthestrongest,wholovesyoumostdevotedly,thathasthebestrighttoareturn.ThereIbuildmyconfidence

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