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andinthecourseofalongmorning，spentprincipallywithhertwoaunts，shewasoftenundertheinfluenceofmuchlesssanguineviews。William，determinedtomakethislastdayadayofthoroughenjoyment，wasoutsnipe-shooting；Edmund，shehadtoomuchreasontosuppose，wasattheParsonage；andleftalonetobeartheworryingofMrs。Norris，whowascrossbecausethehousekeeperwouldhaveherownwaywiththesupper，andwhom_she_couldnotavoidthoughthehousekeepermight，Fannywasworndownatlasttothinkeverythinganevilbelongingtotheball，andwhensentoffwithapartingworrytodress，movedaslanguidlytowardsherownroom，andfeltasincapableofhappinessasifshehadbeenallowednoshareinit。

Asshewalkedslowlyupstairsshethoughtofyesterday；

ithadbeenaboutthesamehourthatshehadreturnedfromtheParsonage，andfoundEdmundintheEastroom。

“SupposeIweretofindhimthereagainto-day!“saidshetoherself，inafondindulgenceoffancy。

“Fanny，“saidavoiceatthatmomentnearher。

Startingandlookingup，shesaw，acrossthelobbyshehadjustreached，Edmundhimself，standingattheheadofadifferentstaircase。Hecametowardsher。“Youlooktiredandfagged，Fanny。Youhavebeenwalkingtoofar。“

“No，Ihavenotbeenoutatall。“

“Thenyouhavehadfatigueswithindoors，whichareworse。

Youhadbetterhavegoneout。“

Fanny，notlikingtocomplain，founditeasiesttomakenoanswer；andthoughhelookedatherwithhisusualkindness，shebelievedhehadsoonceasedtothinkofhercountenance。

Hedidnotappearinspirits：somethingunconnectedwithherwasprobablyamiss。Theyproceededupstairstogether，theirroomsbeingonthesamefloorabove。

“IcomefromDr。Grant’s，“saidEdmundpresently。

“Youmayguessmyerrandthere，Fanny。“Andhelookedsoconscious，thatFannycouldthinkbutofoneerrand，whichturnedhertoosickforspeech。“IwishedtoengageMissCrawfordforthetwofirstdances，“wastheexplanationthatfollowed，andbroughtFannytolifeagain，enablingher，asshefoundshewasexpectedtospeak，touttersomethinglikeaninquiryastotheresult。

“Yes，“heanswered，“sheisengagedtome；but“(withasmilethatdidnotsiteasy)“shesaysitistobethelasttimethatsheeverwilldancewithme。Sheisnotserious。

Ithink，Ihope，Iamsuresheisnotserious；butIwouldrathernothearit。Sheneverhasdancedwithaclergyman，shesays，andshenever_will_。Formyownsake，Icouldwishtherehadbeennoballjustat——Imeannotthisveryweek，thisveryday；to-morrowIleavehome。“

Fannystruggledforspeech，andsaid，“Iamverysorrythatanythinghasoccurredtodistressyou。Thisoughttobeadayofpleasure。Myunclemeantitso。“

“Ohyes，yes!anditwillbeadayofpleasure。

Itwillallendright。I

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