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andtheservicewasimpressivelyreadbyDr。Grant。

Nothingcouldbeobjectedtowhenitcameunderthediscussionoftheneighbourhood，exceptthatthecarriagewhichconveyedthebrideandbridegroomandJuliafromthechurch-doortoSothertonwasthesamechaisewhichMr。Rushworthhadusedforatwelvemonthbefore。

Ineverythingelsetheetiquetteofthedaymightstandthestrictestinvestigation。

Itwasdone，andtheyweregone。SirThomasfeltasananxiousfathermustfeel，andwasindeedexperiencingmuchoftheagitationwhichhiswifehadbeenapprehensiveofforherself，buthadfortunatelyescaped。Mrs。Norris，mosthappytoassistinthedutiesoftheday，byspendingitattheParktosupporthersister’sspirits，anddrinkingthehealthofMr。andMrs。Rushworthinasupernumeraryglassortwo，wasalljoyousdelight；

forshehadmadethematch；shehaddoneeverything；

andnoonewouldhavesupposed，fromherconfidenttriumph，thatshehadeverheardofconjugalinfelicityinherlife，orcouldhavethesmallestinsightintothedispositionoftheniecewhohadbeenbroughtupunderhereye。

Theplanoftheyoungcouplewastoproceed，afterafewdays，toBrighton，andtakeahousethereforsomeweeks。EverypublicplacewasnewtoMaria，andBrightonisalmostasgayinwinterasinsummer。

Whenthenoveltyofamusementtherewasover，itwouldbetimeforthewiderrangeofLondon。

JuliawastogowiththemtoBrighton。Sincerivalrybetweenthesistershadceased，theyhadbeengraduallyrecoveringmuchoftheirformergoodunderstanding；

andwereatleastsufficientlyfriendstomakeeachofthemexceedinglygladtobewiththeotheratsuchatime。

SomeothercompanionthanMr。Rushworthwasofthefirstconsequencetohislady；andJuliawasquiteaseagerfornoveltyandpleasureasMaria，thoughshemightnothavestruggledthroughsomuchtoobtainthem，andcouldbetterbearasubordinatesituation。

TheirdeparturemadeanothermaterialchangeatMansfield，achasmwhichrequiredsometimetofillup。Thefamilycirclebecamegreatlycontracted；andthoughtheMissBertramshadlatterlyaddedlittletoitsgaiety，theycouldnotbutbemissed。Eventheirmothermissedthem；

andhowmuchmoretheirtenderheartedcousin，whowanderedaboutthehouse，andthoughtofthem，andfeltforthem，withadegreeofaffectionateregretwhichtheyhadneverdonemuchtodeserve!

Fanny’sconsequenceincreasedonthedepartureofhercousins。Becoming，asshethendid，theonlyyoungwomaninthedrawing-room，theonlyoccupierofthatinterestingdivisionofafamilyinwhichshehadhithertoheldsohumbleathird，itwasimpossibleforhernottobemorelookedat，morethoughtofandattendedto，thanshehadeverbeenbefore；and“WhereisFanny？“

becamenouncommonquestion，evenwithoutherbeingwantedforanyone’sconvenience。

Notonlyathomedidhervalueincrease，butattheParsonagetoo。Inthathouse，whichshehadhardlyenteredtwiceayearsinceMr。Norris’sdeath，shebecameawelcome，aninvitedguest，andinthegloomanddirtofaNovemberday，mostacceptabletoMaryCrawford。

Hervisitsthere，beginningbychance，werecontinuedbysolicitation。Mrs。Grant，reallyeagertogetanychangeforhersister，could，bytheeasiestself-deceit，persuadeherselfthatshewasdoingthe

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