Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXVI

           Everythingshalltakeitscourse.But,dearFanny,youmustallowthatyouwerenotsoabsolutelyunpreparedtohavethequestionaskedasyourcousinfancies.Itisnotpossiblebutthatyoumusthavehadsomethoughtsonthesubject,somesurmisesastowhatmightbe.Youmusthaveseenthathewastryingtopleaseyoubyeveryattentioninhispower.Wasnothedevotedtoyouattheball?Andthenbeforetheball,thenecklace!Oh!youreceiveditjustasitwasmeant.Youwereasconsciousasheartcoulddesire.Irememberitperfectly.”

           “Doyoumean,then,thatyourbrotherknewofthenecklacebeforehand?Oh!MissCrawford,thatwasnotfair.”

           “Knewofit!Itwashisowndoingentirely,hisownthought.Iamashamedtosaythatithadneverenteredmyhead,butIwasdelightedtoactonhisproposalforbothyoursakes.”

           “Iwillnotsay,”repliedFanny,“thatIwasnothalfafraidatthetimeofitsbeingso,fortherewassomethinginyourlookthatfrightenedme,butnotatfirst;Iwasasunsuspiciousofitatfirst—indeed,indeedIwas.ItisastrueasthatIsithere.AndhadIhadanideaofit,nothingshouldhaveinducedmetoacceptthenecklace.Astoyourbrother’sbehaviour,certainlyIwassensibleofaparticularity:Ihadbeensensibleofitsomelittletime,perhapstwoorthreeweeks;butthenIconsidereditasmeaningnothing:Iputitdownassimplybeinghisway,andwasasfarfromsupposingasfromwishinghimtohaveanyseriousthoughtsofme.

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