Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           BythatrightIdoandwilldeserveyou;andwhenonceconvincedthatmyattachmentiswhatIdeclareit,Iknowyoutoowellnottoentertainthewarmesthopes.Yes,dearest,sweetestFanny.Nay”(seeingherdrawbackdispleased),“forgiveme.PerhapsIhaveasyetnoright;butbywhatothernamecanIcallyou?Doyousupposeyouareeverpresenttomyimaginationunderanyother?No,itis’Fanny’thatIthinkofallday,anddreamofallnight.Youhavegiventhenamesuchrealityofsweetness,thatnothingelsecannowbedescriptiveofyou.”

           Fannycouldhardlyhavekeptherseatanylonger,orhaverefrainedfromatleasttryingtogetawayinspiteofallthetoopublicoppositionsheforesawtoit,haditnotbeenforthesoundofapproachingrelief,theverysoundwhichshehadbeenlongwatchingfor,andlongthinkingstrangelydelayed.

           Thesolemnprocession,headedbyBaddeley,oftea-board,urn,andcake-bearers,madeitsappearance,anddeliveredherfromagrievousimprisonmentofbodyandmind.Mr.Crawfordwasobligedtomove.Shewasatliberty,shewasbusy,shewasprotected.

           Edmundwasnotsorrytobeadmittedagainamongthenumberofthosewhomightspeakandhear.Butthoughtheconferencehadseemedfulllongtohim,andthoughonlookingatFannyhesawratheraflushofvexation,heinclinedtohopethatsomuchcouldnothavebeensaidandlistenedtowithoutsomeprofittothespeaker.

           

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