Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLVI

           Shecouldnotdoubt,shedarednotindulgeahope,oftheparagraphbeingfalse.MissCrawford’sletter,whichshehadreadsooftenastomakeeverylineherown,wasinfrightfulconformitywithit.Hereagerdefenceofherbrother,herhopeofitsbeinghushedup,herevidentagitation,wereallofapiecewithsomethingverybad;andiftherewasawomanofcharacterinexistence,whocouldtreatasatriflethissinofthefirstmagnitude,whowouldtrytoglossitover,anddesiretohaveitunpunished,shecouldbelieveMissCrawfordtobethewoman!Nowshecouldseeherownmistakeastowhoweregone,orsaidtobegone.ItwasnotMr.andMrs.Rushworth;itwasMrs.RushworthandMr.Crawford.

           Fannyseemedtoherselfnevertohavebeenshockedbefore.Therewasnopossibilityofrest.Theeveningpassedwithoutapauseofmisery,thenightwastotallysleepless.Shepassedonlyfromfeelingsofsicknesstoshudderingsofhorror;andfromhotfitsoffevertocold.Theeventwassoshocking,thatthereweremomentsevenwhenherheartrevoltedfromitasimpossible:whenshethoughtitcouldnotbe.Awomanmarriedonlysixmonthsago;amanprofessinghimselfdevoted,evenengagedtoanother;thatotherhernearrelation;thewholefamily,bothfamiliesconnectedastheywerebytieupontie;allfriends,allintimatetogether!Itwastoohorribleaconfusionofguilt,toogrossacomplicationofevil,forhumannature,notinastateofutterbarbarism,tobecapableof!yetherjudgmenttoldheritwasso.

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