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Mansfield Park - Chapter 36

Edmund now believed himself perfectly 1 acquainted with all that Fanny could tell, or could leave to be conjectured 2 of her sentiments, and he was satisfied. It had been, as he before presumed, too hasty a measure on Crawford's side, and time must be given to make the idea first familiar, and then agreeable to her. She must be used to the consideration of his being in love with her, and then a return of affection might not be very distant., ,He gave this opinion as the result of the conversation to his father; and recommended there being nothing more said to her: no farther attempts to influence or persuade; but that everything should be left to Crawford's assiduities, and the natural workings of her own mind., ,Sir Thomas promised that it should be so. Edmund's account of Fanny's disposition 3 he could believe to be just; he supposed she had all those feelings, but he must consider it as very unfortunate that she had; for, less willing than his son to trust to the future, he could not help fearing that if such very long allowances of time and habit were necessary for her, she might not have persuaded herself into receiving his addresses properly before the young man's inclination 4 for paying them were over. There was nothing to be done, however, but to submit quietly and hope the best., , ,She succeeded. She was safe in the breakfast-room, with her aunt, when Miss Crawford did come; and the first misery 10 over, and Miss Crawford looking and speaking with much less particularity of expression than she had anticipated, Fanny began to hope there would be nothing worse to be endured than a half-hour of moderate agitation 11. But here she hoped too much; Miss Crawford was not the slave of opportunity. She was determined 12 to see Fanny alone, and therefore said to her tolerably soon, in a low voice, "I must speak to you for a few minutes somewhere"; words that Fanny felt all over her, in all her pulses and all her nerves. Denial was impossible. Her habits of ready submission 13, on the contrary, made her almost instantly rise and lead the way out of the room. She did it with wretched feelings, but it was inevitable 14., ,They were no sooner in the hall than all restraint of countenance 15 was over on Miss Crawford's side. She immediately shook her head at Fanny with arch, yet affectionate reproach, and taking her hand, seemed hardly able to help beginning directly. She said nothing, however, but, "Sad, sad girl! I do not know when I shall have done scolding you," and had discretion 16 enough to reserve the rest till they might be secure of having four walls to themselves. Fanny naturally turned upstairs, and took her guest to the apartment which was now always fit for comfortable use; opening the door, however, with a most aching heart, and feeling that she had a more distressing 17 scene before her than ever that spot had yet witnessed. But the evil ready to burst on her was at least delayed by the sudden change in Miss Crawford's ideas; by the strong effect on her mind which the finding herself in the East room again produced., ,Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。,The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter. 那老汉推测冬天将会异常地寒冷 。

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