Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXV

           Grant,didshesay—didshespeak;wasshethereallthetime?”

           “Yes,shewasagreeingexactlywithhersister.Thesurpriseofyourrefusal,Fanny,seemstohavebeenunbounded.ThatyoucouldrefusesuchamanasHenryCrawfordseemsmorethantheycanunderstand.IsaidwhatIcouldforyou;butingoodtruth,astheystatedthecase—youmustproveyourselftobeinyoursensesassoonasyoucanbyadifferentconduct;nothingelsewillsatisfythem.Butthisisteasingyou.Ihavedone.Donotturnawayfromme.”

           “Ishouldhavethought,”saidFanny,afterapauseofrecollectionandexertion,“thateverywomanmusthavefeltthepossibilityofaman’snotbeingapproved,notbeinglovedbysomeoneofhersexatleast,lethimbeeversogenerallyagreeable.Lethimhavealltheperfectionsintheworld,Ithinkitoughtnottobesetdownascertainthatamanmustbeacceptabletoeverywomanhemayhappentolikehimself.But,evensupposingitisso,allowingMr.Crawfordtohavealltheclaimswhichhissistersthinkhehas,howwasItobepreparedtomeethimwithanyfeelinganswerabletohisown?Hetookmewhollybysurprise.Ihadnotanideathathisbehaviourtomebeforehadanymeaning;andsurelyIwasnottobeteachingmyselftolikehimonlybecausehewastakingwhatseemedveryidlenoticeofme.Inmysituation,itwouldhavebeentheextremeofvanitytobeformingexpectationsonMr.Crawford.Iamsurehissisters,ratinghimastheydo,musthavethoughtitso,supposinghehadmeantnothing.

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