asIshalldo——nottoloseaword；oronlylookingoffjusttonotedownanysentencepreeminentlybeautiful？
　　Wewillprovideourselveswithtabletsandapencil。
　　Whenwillitbe？YoumustpreachatMansfield，youknow，thatSirThomasandLadyBertrammayhearyou。“
　　“Ishallkeepclearofyou，Crawford，aslongasIcan，“
　　saidEdmund；“foryouwouldbemorelikelytodisconcertme，andIshouldbemoresorrytoseeyoutryingatitthanalmostanyotherman。“
　　“Willhenotfeelthis？“thoughtFanny。“No，hecanfeelnothingasheought。“
　　Thepartybeingnowallunited，andthechieftalkersattractingeachother，sheremainedintranquillity；
　　andasawhist-tablewasformedaftertea——formedreallyfortheamusementofDr。Grant，byhisattentivewife，thoughitwasnottobesupposedso——andMissCrawfordtookherharp，shehadnothingtodobuttolisten；
　　andhertranquillityremainedundisturbedtherestoftheevening，exceptwhenMr。Crawfordnowandthenaddressedtoheraquestionorobservation，whichshecouldnotavoidanswering。MissCrawfordwastoomuchvexedbywhathadpassedtobeinahumourforanythingbutmusic。Withthatshesoothedherselfandamusedherfriend。
　　TheassuranceofEdmund’sbeingsosoontotakeorders，cominguponherlikeablowthathadbeensuspended，andstillhopeduncertainandatadistance，wasfeltwithresentmentandmortification。Shewasveryangrywithhim。Shehadthoughtherinfluencemore。
　　She_had_beguntothinkofhim；shefeltthatshehad，withgreatregard，withalmostdecidedintentions；
　　butshewouldnowmeethimwithhisowncoolfeelings。
　　Itwasplainthathecouldhavenoseriousviews，notrueattachment，byfixinghimselfinasituationwhichhemustknowshewouldneverstoopto。Shewouldlearntomatchhiminhisindifference。Shewouldhenceforthadmithisattentionswithoutanyideabeyondimmediateamusement。
　　If_he_couldsocommandhisaffections，_hers_shoulddohernoharm。
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　　HenryCrawfordhadquitemadeuphismindbythenextmorningtogiveanotherfortnighttoMansfield，andhavingsentforhishunters，andwrittenafewlinesofexplanationtotheAdmiral，helookedroundathissisterashesealedandthrewtheletterfromhim，andseeingthecoastclearoftherestofthefamily，said，withasmile，“AndhowdoyouthinkImeantoamusemyself，Mary，onthedaysthatIdonothunt？
　　Iamgrowntoooldtogooutmorethanthreetimesaweek；
　　butIhaveaplanfortheintermediatedays，andwhatdoyouthinkitis？“
　　“Towalkandridewithme，tobesure。“
　　“Notexactly，thoughIshallbehappytodoboth，but_that_
　　wouldbeexerciseonlytomybody，andImusttakecareofmymind。Besides，_that_wouldbeallrecreationandindulgence，withoutthewholesomealloyoflabour，andIdonotliketoeatthebreadofidleness。No，myplanistomakeFannyPriceinlovewithme。“
　　“FannyPrice!Nonsense!No，no。Yououghttobesatisfiedwithhertwocousins。“
　　“ButIcannotbesatisfiedwithoutFannyPrice，withoutmakingasmallholeinFannyPrice’sheart。
　　Youdonotseemproperlyawareofherclaimstonotice。
　　Whenwetalkedofherlastnight，younoneofyouseemedsensibleofthewonderfulimprovementthathastakenplaceinherlookswithinthelastsixweeks。
　　Youseehereveryday，andthereforedonotnoticeit；
　　butIassureyousheisquiteadifferentcreaturefromwhatshewasintheautumn。Shewasthenmerelyaquiet，modest，notplain-lookinggirl，butsheisnowabsolutelypretty。Iusedtothinkshehadneithercomplexionnorcountenance；butinthatsoftskinofhers，sofrequentlytingedwithablushasitwasyesterday，thereisdecidedbeauty；andfromwhatIobservedofhereyesandmouth，Idonotdespairoftheirbeingcapableofexpressionenoughwhenshehasanythingtoexpress。
　　Andthen，herair，hermanner，her_tout__ensemble_，issoindescribablyimproved!Shemustbegrowntwoinches，atleast，sinceOctober。“
　　“Phoo!phoo!Thisisonlybecausetherewerenotallwomentocompareherwith，andbecauseshehasgotanewgown，andyouneversawhersowelldressedbefore。SheisjustwhatshewasinOctober，believeme。Thetruthis，thatshewastheonlygirlincompanyforyoutonotice，andyoumusthaveasomebody。Ihavealwaysthoughtherpretty——notstrikinglypretty——but’prettyenough，’
　　aspeoplesay；asortofbeautythatgrowsonone。
　　Hereyesshouldbedarker，butshehasasweetsmile；
　　butasforthiswonderfuldegreeofimprovement，Iamsureitmayallberesolvedintoabetterstyleofdress，andyourhavingnobodyelsetolookat；andtherefore，ifyoudosetaboutaflirtationwithher，youneverwillpersuademethatitisincomplimenttoherbeauty，orthatitproceedsfromanythingbutyourownidlenessandfolly。“
　　Herbrothergaveonlyasmiletothisaccusation，andsoonafterwardssaid，“IdonotquiteknowwhattomakeofMissFanny。Idonotunderstandher。Icouldnottellwhatshewouldbeatyesterday。Whatishercharacter？
　　Isshesolemn？Isshequeer？Issheprudish？Whydidshedrawbackandlooksograveatme？Icouldhardlygethertospeak。Ineverwassolongincompanywithagirlinmylife，tryingtoentertainher，andsucceedsoill!
　　Nevermetwithagirlwholookedsograveonme!
　　Imusttrytogetthebetterofthis。Herlookssay，’Iwillnotlikeyou，Iamdeterminednottolikeyou’；
　　andIsaysheshall。“
　　“Foolishfellow!Andsothisisherattractionafterall!
　　Thisitis，hernotcaringaboutyou，whichgiveshersuchasoftskin，andmakeshersomuchtaller，andproducesallthesecharmsandgraces!Idodesirethatyouwillnotbemakingherreallyunhappy；
　　a_little_love，perhaps，mayanimateanddohergood，butIwillnothaveyouplungeherdeep，forsheisasgoodalittlecreatureaseverlived，andhasagreatdealoffeeling。“
　　“Itcanbebutforafortnight，“saidHenry；“andifafortnightcankillher，shemusthaveaconstitutionwhichnothingcouldsave。No，Iwillnotdoheranyharm，dearlittlesoul!onlywanthertolookkindlyonme，togivemesmilesaswellasblushes，tokeepachairformebyherselfwhereverweare，andbeallanimationwhenItakeitandtalktoher；tothinkasIthink，beinterestedinallmypossessionsandpleasures，trytokeepmelongeratMansfield，andfeelwhenI
　　goawaythatsheshallbeneverhappyagain。Iwantnothingmore。“
　　“Moderationitself!“saidMary。“Icanhavenoscruplesnow。
　　Well，youwillhaveopportunitiesenoughofendeavouringtorecommendyourself，forweareagreatdealtogether。“
　　Andwithoutattemptinganyfartherremonstrance，sheleftFannytoherfate，afatewhich，hadnotFanny’sheartbeenguardedinawayunsuspectedbyMissCrawford，mighthavebeenalittleharderthanshedeserved；
　　foralthoughtheredoubtlessaresuchunconquerableyoungladiesofeighteenoroneshouldnotreadaboutthem
　　asarenevertobepersuadedintoloveagainsttheirjudgmentbyallthattalent，manner，attention，andflatterycando，IhavenoinclinationtobelieveFannyoneofthem，ortothinkthatwithsomuchtendernessofdisposition，andsomuchtasteasbelongedtoher，shecouldhaveescapedheart-wholefromthecourtshipthoughthecourtshiponlyofafortnightofsuchamanasCrawford，inspiteoftherebeingsomepreviousillopinionofhimtobeovercome，hadnotheraffectionbeenengagedelsewhere。
　　Withallthesecuritywhichloveofanotheranddisesteemofhimcouldgivetothepeaceofmindhewasattacking，hiscontinuedattentions——continued，butnotobtrusive，andadaptingthemselvesmoreandmoretothegentlenessanddelicacyofhercharacter——obligedherverysoontodislikehimlessthanformerly。Shehadbynomeansforgottenthepast，andshethoughtasillofhimasever；
　　butshefelthispowers：hewasentertaining；andhismannersweresoimproved，sopolite，soseriouslyandblamelesslypolite，thatitwasimpossiblenottobeciviltohiminreturn。
　　Averyfewdayswereenoughtoeffectthis；andattheendofthosefewdays，circumstancesarosewhichhadatendencyrathertoforwardhisviewsofpleasingher，inasmuchastheygaveheradegreeofhappinesswhichmustdisposehertobepleasedwitheverybody。William，herbrother，thesolongabsentanddearlylovedbrother，wasinEnglandagain。Shehadaletterfromhimherself，afewhurriedhappylines，writtenastheshipcameupChannel，andsentintoPortsmouthwiththefirstboatthatlefttheAntwerpatanchorinSpithead；andwhenCrawfordwalkedupwiththenewspaperinhishand，whichhehadhopedwouldbringthefirsttidings，hefoundhertremblingwithjoyoverthisletter，andlisteningwithaglowing，gratefulcountenancetothekindinvitationwhichherunclewasmostcollectedlydictatinginreply。
　　ItwasbutthedaybeforethatCrawfordhadmadehimselfthoroughlymasterofthesubject，orhadinfactbecomeatallawareofherhavingsuchabrother，orhisbeinginsuchaship，buttheinterestthenexcitedhadbeenveryproperlylively，determininghimonhisreturntotowntoapplyforinformationastotheprobableperiodoftheAntwerp’sreturnfromtheMediterranean，etc。；