Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLVIII

           Shehadbeenallowinghisattentionssometime,butwithverylittleideaofeveracceptinghim;andhadnothersister’sconductburstforthasitdid,andherincreaseddreadofherfatherandofhome,onthatevent,imaginingitscertainconsequencetoherselfwouldbegreaterseverityandrestraint,madeherhastilyresolveonavoidingsuchimmediatehorrorsatallrisks,itisprobablethatMr.Yateswouldneverhavesucceeded.Shehadnotelopedwithanyworsefeelingsthanthoseofselfishalarm.Ithadappearedtohertheonlythingtobedone.Maria’sguilthadinducedJulia’sfolly.

           HenryCrawford,ruinedbyearlyindependenceandbaddomesticexample,indulgedinthefreaksofacold-bloodedvanityalittletoolong.Onceithad,byanopeningundesignedandunmerited,ledhimintothewayofhappiness.Couldhehavebeensatisfiedwiththeconquestofoneamiablewoman’saffections,couldhehavefoundsufficientexultationinovercomingthereluctance,inworkinghimselfintotheesteemandtendernessofFannyPrice,therewouldhavebeeneveryprobabilityofsuccessandfelicityforhim.Hisaffectionhadalreadydonesomething.Herinfluenceoverhimhadalreadygivenhimsomeinfluenceoverher.Wouldhehavedeservedmore,therecanbenodoubtthatmorewouldhavebeenobtained,especiallywhenthatmarriagehadtakenplace,whichwouldhavegivenhimtheassistanceofherconscienceinsubduingherfirstinclination,andbroughtthemveryoftentogether.

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