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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，withoutmakingasmallhol

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