Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXVIII

           ShehadheardrepeatedlyfromhissisterwithinthethreeweekswhichhadpassedsincetheirleavingMansfield,andineachlettertherehadbeenafewlinesfromhimself,warmanddeterminedlikehisspeeches.ItwasacorrespondencewhichFannyfoundquiteasunpleasantasshehadfeared.MissCrawford’sstyleofwriting,livelyandaffectionate,wasitselfanevil,independentofwhatshewasthusforcedintoreadingfromthebrother’spen,forEdmundwouldneverresttillshehadreadthechiefofthelettertohim;andthenshehadtolistentohisadmirationofherlanguage,andthewarmthofherattachments.Therehad,infact,beensomuchofmessage,ofallusion,ofrecollection,somuchofMansfieldineveryletter,thatFannycouldnotbutsupposeitmeantforhimtohear;andtofindherselfforcedintoapurposeofthatkind,compelledintoacorrespondencewhichwasbringinghertheaddressesofthemanshedidnotlove,andobliginghertoadministertotheadversepassionofthemanshedid,wascruellymortifying.Here,too,herpresentremovalpromisedadvantage.WhennolongerunderthesameroofwithEdmund,shetrustedthatMissCrawfordwouldhavenomotiveforwritingstrongenoughtoovercomethetrouble,andthatatPortsmouththeircorrespondencewoulddwindleintonothing.

           Withsuchthoughtsasthese,amongtenhundredothers,Fannyproceededinherjourneysafelyandcheerfully,andasexpeditiouslyascouldrationallybehopedinthedirtymonthofFebruary.

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