第45章

“Awomancanneverbetoofinewhilesheisallinwhite。No，I

seenofineryaboutyou；nothingbutwhatisperfectlyproper。

Yourgownseemsverypretty。Iliketheseglossyspots。

HasnotMissCrawfordagownsomethingthesame？“

InapproachingtheParsonagetheypassedclosebythestable-yardandcoach-house。

“Heyday!“saidEdmund，“here’scompany，here’sacarriage!

whohavetheygottomeetus？“Andlettingdowntheside-glasstodistinguish，“’TisCrawford’s，Crawford’sbarouche，Iprotest!Therearehisowntwomenpushingitbackintoitsoldquarters。Heishere，ofcourse。Thisisquiteasurprise，Fanny。Ishallbeverygladtoseehim。“

Therewasnooccasion，therewasnotimeforFannytosayhowverydifferentlyshefelt；buttheideaofhavingsuchanothertoobserveherwasagreatincreaseofthetrepidationwithwhichsheperformedtheveryawfulceremonyofwalkingintothedrawing-room。

Inthedrawing-roomMr。Crawfordcertainlywas，havingbeenjustlongenougharrivedtobereadyfordinner；andthesmilesandpleasedlooksofthethreeothersstandingroundhim，shewedhowwelcomewashissuddenresolutionofcomingtothemforafewdaysonleavingBath。

AverycordialmeetingpassedbetweenhimandEdmund；

andwiththeexceptionofFanny，thepleasurewasgeneral；

andevento_her_theremightbesomeadvantageinhispresence，sinceeveryadditiontothepartymustratherforwardherfavouriteindulgenceofbeingsufferedtositsilentandunattendedto。Shewassoonawareofthisherself；forthoughshemustsubmit，asherownproprietyofminddirected，inspiteofherauntNorris’sopinion，tobeingtheprincipalladyincompany，andtoallthelittledistinctionsconsequentthereon，shefound，whiletheywereattable，suchahappyflowofconversationprevailing，inwhichshewasnotrequiredtotakeanypart——therewassomuchtobesaidbetweenthebrotherandsisteraboutBath，somuchbetweenthetwoyoungmenabouthunting，somuchofpoliticsbetweenMr。CrawfordandDr。Grant，andofeverythingandalltogetherbetweenMr。CrawfordandMrs。Grant，astoleaveherthefairestprospectofhavingonlytolisteninquiet，andofpassingaveryagreeableday。

Shecouldnotcomplimentthenewlyarrivedgentleman，however，withanyappearanceofinterest，inaschemeforextendinghisstayatMansfield，andsendingforhishuntersfromNorfolk，which，suggestedbyDr。Grant，advisedbyEdmund，andwarmlyurgedbythetwosisters，wassooninpossessionofhismind，andwhichheseemedtowanttobeencouragedevenbyhertoresolveon。

Heropinionwassoughtastotheprobablecontinuanceoftheopenweather，butheranswerswereasshortandindifferentascivilityallowed。Shecouldnotwishhimtostay，andwouldmuchrathernothavehimspeaktoher。

Hertwoabsentcousins，especiallyMaria，weremuchinherthoughtsonseeinghim；butnoembarrassingremembranceaffected_his_spirits。Herehewasagainonthesamegroundwhereallhadpassedbefore，andapparentlyaswillin

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