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Chapter XXXVII

           Fannybelievedtherewasscarcelyasecondfeelingincommonbetweenthem;andshemaybeforgivenbyoldersagesforlookingonthechanceofMissCrawford’sfutureimprovementasnearlydesperate,forthinkingthatifEdmund’sinfluenceinthisseasonoflovehadalreadydonesolittleinclearingherjudgment,andregulatinghernotions,hisworthwouldbefinallywastedonhereveninyearsofmatrimony.

           Experiencemighthavehopedmoreforanyyoungpeoplesocircumstanced,andimpartialitywouldnothavedeniedtoMissCrawford’snaturethatparticipationofthegeneralnatureofwomenwhichwouldleadhertoadopttheopinionsofthemanshelovedandrespectedasherown.ButassuchwereFanny’spersuasions,shesufferedverymuchfromthem,andcouldneverspeakofMissCrawfordwithoutpain.

           SirThomas,meanwhile,wentonwithhisownhopesandhisownobservations,stillfeelingaright,byallhisknowledgeofhumannature,toexpecttoseetheeffectofthelossofpowerandconsequenceonhisniece’sspirits,andthepastattentionsoftheloverproducingacravingfortheirreturn;andhewassoonafterwardsabletoaccountforhisnotyetcompletelyandindubitablyseeingallthis,bytheprospectofanothervisitor,whoseapproachhecouldallowtobequiteenoughtosupportthespiritshewaswatching.Williamhadobtainedatendays’leaveofabsence,tobegiventoNorthamptonshire,andwascoming,thehappiestoflieutenants,becausethelatestmade,toshewhishappinessanddescribehisuniform.

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