Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLI

           Nothingofallthatshehadbeenusedtothinkofastheproofofimportance,ortheemploymentofwealth,hadbroughthimtoPortsmouth.Hehadreacheditlatethenightbefore,wascomeforadayortwo,wasstayingattheCrown,hadaccidentallymetwithanavyofficerortwoofhisacquaintancesincehisarrival,buthadnoobjectofthatkindincoming.

           Bythetimehehadgivenallthisinformation,itwasnotunreasonabletosupposethatFannymightbelookedatandspokento;andshewastolerablyabletobearhiseye,andhearthathehadspenthalfanhourwithhissistertheeveningbeforehisleavingLondon;thatshehadsentherbestandkindestlove,buthadhadnotimeforwriting;thathethoughthimselfluckyinseeingMaryforevenhalfanhour,havingspentscarcelytwenty-fourhoursinLondon,afterhisreturnfromNorfolk,beforehesetoffagain;thathercousinEdmundwasintown,hadbeenintown,heunderstood,afewdays;thathehadnotseenhimhimself,butthathewaswell,hadleftthemallwellatMansfield,andwastodine,asyesterday,withtheFrasers.

           Fannylistenedcollectedly,eventothelast-mentionedcircumstance;nay,itseemedarelieftoherwornmindtobeatanycertainty;andthewords,“thenbythistimeitisallsettled,”passedinternally,withoutmoreevidenceofemotionthanafaintblush.

           AftertalkingalittlemoreaboutMansfield,asubjectinwhichherinterestwasmostapparent,Crawfordbegantohintattheexpediencyofanearlywalk.

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