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andwhilethisbranchofthesubjectwasunderdiscussion，Maria，whowantedneitherpridenorresolution，waspreparingtoencounterhershareofitwithtolerablecalmness。

Toherhesoonturned，repeatingmuchofwhathehadalreadysaid，withonlyasoftenedairandstrongerexpressionsofregret。Butwhatavailedhisexpressionsorhisair？Hewasgoing，and，ifnotvoluntarilygoing，voluntarilyintendingtostayaway；for，exceptingwhatmightbeduetohisuncle，hisengagementswereallself-imposed。

Hemighttalkofnecessity，butsheknewhisindependence。

Thehandwhichhadsopressedherstohisheart!thehandandtheheartwerealikemotionlessandpassivenow!

Herspiritsupportedher，buttheagonyofhermindwassevere。

Shehadnotlongtoendurewhatarosefromlisteningtolanguagewhichhisactionscontradicted，ortoburythetumultofherfeelingsundertherestraintofsociety；

forgeneralcivilitiessooncalledhisnoticefromher，andthefarewellvisit，asitthenbecameopenlyacknowledged，wasaveryshortone。Hewasgone——hehadtouchedherhandforthelasttime，hehadmadehispartingbow，andshemightseekdirectlyallthatsolitudecoulddoforher。HenryCrawfordwasgone，gonefromthehouse，andwithintwohoursafterwardsfromtheparish；

andsoendedallthehopeshisselfishvanityhadraisedinMariaandJuliaBertram。

Juliacouldrejoicethathewasgone。Hispresencewasbeginningtobeodioustoher；andifMariagainedhimnot，shewasnowcoolenoughtodispensewithanyotherrevenge。

Shedidnotwantexposuretobeaddedtodesertion。

HenryCrawfordgone，shecouldevenpityhersister。

WithapurerspiritdidFannyrejoiceintheintelligence。

Shehearditatdinner，andfeltitablessing。

Byalltheothersitwasmentionedwithregret；

andhismeritshonouredwithduegradationoffeeling——

fromthesincerityofEdmund’stoopartialregard，totheunconcernofhismotherspeakingentirelybyrote。

Mrs。Norrisbegantolookabouther，andwonderthathisfallinginlovewithJuliahadcometonothing；

andcouldalmostfearthatshehadbeenremissherselfinforwardingit；butwithsomanytocarefor，howwasitpossibleforeven_her_activitytokeeppacewithherwishes？

Anotherdayortwo，andMr。Yateswasgonelikewise。

In_his_departureSirThomasfeltthechiefinterest：

wantingtobealonewithhisfamily，thepresenceofastrangersuperiortoMr。Yatesmusthavebeenirksome；

butofhim，triflingandconfident，idleandexpensive，itwaseverywayvexatious。Inhimselfhewaswearisome，butasthefriendofTomandtheadmirerofJuliahebecameoffensive。SirThomashadbeenquiteindifferenttoMr。Crawford’sgoing

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