第63章

Iunderstoodthatyouhadtheuseofthisroombywayofmakingyouperfectlycomfortable。InyourbedchamberIknowyou_cannot_haveafire。Hereissomegreatmisapprehensionwhichmustberectified。Itishighlyunfitforyoutosit，beitonlyhalfanhouraday，withoutafire。Youarenotstrong。Youarechilly。

Yourauntcannotbeawareofthis。“

Fannywouldratherhavebeensilent；butbeingobligedtospeak，shecouldnotforbear，injusticetotheauntshelovedbest，fromsayingsomethinginwhichthewords“myauntNorris“weredistinguishable。

“Iunderstand，“criedheruncle，recollectinghimself，andnotwantingtohearmore：“Iunderstand。YourauntNorrishasalwaysbeenanadvocate，andveryjudiciously，foryoungpeople’sbeingbroughtupwithoutunnecessaryindulgences；butthereshouldbemoderationineverything。

Sheisalsoveryhardyherself，whichofcoursewillinfluenceherinheropinionofthewantsofothers。

Andonanotheraccount，too，Icanperfectlycomprehend。

Iknowwhathersentimentshavealwaysbeen。

Theprinciplewasgoodinitself，butitmayhavebeen，andIbelieve_has__been_，carriedtoofarinyourcase。

Iamawarethattherehasbeensometimes，insomepoints，amisplaceddistinction；butIthinktoowellofyou，Fanny，tosupposeyouwilleverharbourresentmentonthataccount。

Youhaveanunderstandingwhichwillpreventyoufromreceivingthingsonlyinpart，andjudgingpartiallybytheevent。Youwilltakeinthewholeofthepast，youwillconsidertimes，persons，andprobabilities，andyouwillfeelthat_they_werenotleastyourfriendswhowereeducatingandpreparingyouforthatmediocrityofconditionwhich_seemed_tobeyourlot。

Thoughtheircautionmayproveeventuallyunnecessary，itwaskindlymeant；andofthisyoumaybeassured，thateveryadvantageofaffluencewillbedoubledbythelittleprivationsandrestrictionsthatmayhavebeenimposed。

Iamsureyouwillnotdisappointmyopinionofyou，byfailingatanytimetotreatyourauntNorriswiththerespectandattentionthatareduetoher。

Butenoughofthis。Sitdown，mydear。Imustspeaktoyouforafewminutes，butIwillnotdetainyoulong。“

Fannyobeyed，witheyescastdownandcolourrising。

Afteramoment’spause，SirThomas，tryingtosuppressasmile，wenton。

“Youarenotaware，perhaps，thatIhavehadavisitorthismorning。Ihadnotbeenlonginmyownroom，afterbreakfast，whenMr。Crawfordwasshewnin。

Hiserrandyoumayprobablyconjecture。“

Fanny’scolourgrewdeeperanddeeper；andheruncle，perceivingthatshewasembarrassedtoadegreethatmadeeitherspeakingorlookingupquiteimpossible，turnedawayhisowneyes，andwithoutanyfartherpauseproceededinhisaccountofMr。Crawford’svisit。

Mr。Crawford’sbusinesshadbeentodeclarehim

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