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Shehad，moreover，tocontendwithonedisagreeableemotionentirelynewtoher——jealousy。HisfriendMr。Owenhadsisters；

hemightfindthemattractive。But，atanyrate，hisstayingawayatatimewhen，accordingtoallprecedingplans，shewastoremovetoLondon，meantsomethingthatshecouldnotbear。HadHenryreturned，ashetalkedofdoing，attheendofthreeorfourdays，sheshouldnowhavebeenleavingMansfield。ItbecameabsolutelynecessaryforhertogettoFannyandtrytolearnsomethingmore。

Shecouldnotliveanylongerinsuchsolitarywretchedness；

andshemadeherwaytothePark，throughdifficultiesofwalkingwhichshehaddeemedunconquerableaweekbefore，forthechanceofhearingalittleinaddition，forthesakeofatleasthearinghisname。

Thefirsthalf-hourwaslost，forFannyandLadyBertramweretogether，andunlessshehadFannytoherselfshecouldhopefornothing。ButatlastLadyBertramlefttheroom，andthenalmostimmediatelyMissCrawfordthusbegan，withavoiceaswellregulatedasshecould——“Andhowdo_you_likeyourcousinEdmund’sstayingawaysolong？

Beingtheonlyyoungpersonathome，Iconsider_you_

asthegreatestsufferer。Youmustmisshim。Doeshisstayinglongersurpriseyou？“

“Idonotknow，“saidFannyhesitatingly。“Yes；Ihadnotparticularlyexpectedit。“

“Perhapshewillalwaysstaylongerthanhetalksof。

Itisthegeneralwayallyoungmendo。“

“Hedidnot，theonlytimehewenttoseeMr。Owenbefore。“

“Hefindsthehousemoreagreeable_now_。Heisavery——

averypleasingyoungmanhimself，andIcannothelpbeingratherconcernedatnotseeinghimagainbeforeI

gotoLondon，aswillnowundoubtedlybethecase。

IamlookingforHenryeveryday，andassoonashecomestherewillbenothingtodetainmeatMansfield。

Ishouldliketohaveseenhimoncemore，Iconfess。

Butyoumustgivemycomplimentstohim。Yes；Ithinkitmustbecompliments。Isnotthereasomethingwanted，MissPrice，inourlanguage——asomethingbetweencomplimentsand——

andlove——tosuitthesortoffriendlyacquaintancewehavehadtogether？Somanymonths’acquaintance!Butcomplimentsmaybesufficienthere。Washisletteralongone？

Doeshegiveyoumuchaccountofwhatheisdoing？

IsitChristmasgaietiesthatheisstayingfor？“

“Ionlyheardapartoftheletter；itwastomyuncle；

butIbelieveitwasveryshort；indeedIamsureitwasbutafewlines。AllthatIheardwasthathisfriendhadpressedhimtostaylonger，andthathehad

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