Chapter XLI

           

           AweekwasgonesinceEdmundmightbesupposedintown,andFannyhadheardnothingofhim.Therewerethreedifferentconclusionstobedrawnfromhissilence,betweenwhichhermindwasinfluctuation;eachofthemattimesbeingheldthemostprobable.Eitherhisgoinghadbeenagaindelayed,orhehadyetprocurednoopportunityofseeingMissCrawfordalone,orhewastoohappyforletter-writing!

           Onemorning,aboutthistime,FannyhavingnowbeennearlyfourweeksfromMansfield,apointwhichsheneverfailedtothinkoverandcalculateeveryday,assheandSusanwerepreparingtoremove,asusual,upstairs,theywerestoppedbytheknockofavisitor,whomtheyfelttheycouldnotavoid,fromRebecca’salertnessingoingtothedoor,adutywhichalwaysinterestedherbeyondanyother.

           Itwasagentleman’svoice;itwasavoicethatFannywasjustturningpaleabout,whenMr.Crawfordwalkedintotheroom.

           Goodsense,likehers,willalwaysactwhenreallycalledupon;andshefoundthatshehadbeenabletonamehimtohermother,andrecallherremembranceofthename,asthatof“William’sfriend,”thoughshecouldnotpreviouslyhavebelievedherselfcapableofutteringasyllableatsuchamoment.TheconsciousnessofhisbeingknownthereonlyasWilliam’sfriendwassomesupport.Havingintroducedhim,however,andbeingallreseated,theterrorsthatoccurredofwhatthisvisitmightleadtowereoverpowering,andshefanciedherselfonthepointoffaintingaway.

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