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shewasperhapsasmuchatpeaceasany。

Therewasagreatdealofneedleworktobedone，moreover，inwhichherhelpwaswanted；andthatMrs。Norristhoughtherquiteaswelloffastherest，wasevidentbythemannerinwhichsheclaimedit——“Come，Fanny，“

shecried，“thesearefinetimesforyou，butyoumustnotbealwayswalkingfromoneroomtotheother，anddoingthelookings-onatyourease，inthisway；

Iwantyouhere。IhavebeenslavingmyselftillI

canhardlystand，tocontriveMr。Rushworth’scloakwithoutsendingforanymoresatin；andnowIthinkyoumaygivemeyourhelpinputtingittogether。

Therearebutthreeseams；youmaydotheminatrice。

ItwouldbeluckyformeifIhadnothingbuttheexecutiveparttodo。_You_arebestoff，Icantellyou：

butifnobodydidmorethan_you_，weshouldnotgetonveryfast“

Fannytooktheworkveryquietly，withoutattemptinganydefence；butherkinderauntBertramobservedonherbehalf——

“Onecannotwonder，sister，thatFanny_should_bedelighted：

itisallnewtoher，youknow；youandIusedtobeveryfondofaplayourselves，andsoamIstill；

andassoonasIamalittlemoreatleisure，_I_meantolookinattheirrehearsalstoo。Whatistheplayabout，Fanny？youhavenevertoldme。“

“Oh!sister，praydonotaskhernow；forFannyisnotoneofthosewhocantalkandworkatthesametime。

ItisaboutLovers’Vows。“

“Ibelieve，“saidFannytoherauntBertram，“therewillbethreeactsrehearsedto-morrowevening，andthatwillgiveyouanopportunityofseeingalltheactorsatonce。“

“Youhadbetterstaytillthecurtainishung，“interposedMrs。Norris；“thecurtainwillbehunginadayortwo——

thereisverylittlesenseinaplaywithoutacurtain——

andIammuchmistakenifyoudonotfinditdrawupintoveryhandsomefestoons。“

LadyBertramseemedquiteresignedtowaiting。Fannydidnotshareheraunt’scomposure：shethoughtofthemorrowagreatdeal，forifthethreeactswererehearsed，EdmundandMissCrawfordwouldthenbeactingtogetherforthefirsttime；thethirdactwouldbringascenebetweenthemwhichinterestedhermostparticularly，andwhichshewaslonginganddreadingtoseehowtheywouldperform。Thewholesubjectofitwaslove——

amarriageoflovewastobedescribedbythegentleman，andverylittleshortofadeclarationoflovebemadebythelady。

Shehadreadandreadthesceneagainwithmanypainful，manywonderingemotions，andlookedforwardtotheirrepresentationofitasacircumstancealmosttoointeresting。

Shedidnot_believe_theyhadyetrehearsedit，eveninprivate。

Themorrowcame，theplanfortheeveningcontinued，andFanny’sconsiderationofitdidnotbecomelessagitated。

Sheworkedverydiligentlyunderheraunt’sdirections，butherdiligenceandhersilenceconcealedaveryabsent，anxiousmind；andaboutnoonshemadeherescapewithherworktotheEastro

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