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andIknowyoucannotspeakorwriteafalsehood，solongonlyshallyoubeconsideredaswell。“

Fannythankedhimagain，butwasaffectedanddistressedtoadegreethatmadeitimpossibleforhertosaymuch，oreventobecertainofwhatsheoughttosay。

Thiswastowardsthecloseoftheirwalk。Heattendedthemtothelast，andleftthemonlyatthedooroftheirownhouse，whenheknewthemtobegoingtodinner，andthereforepretendedtobewaitedforelsewhere。

“Iwishyouwerenotsotired，“saidhe，stilldetainingFannyafteralltheotherswereinthehouse——“IwishI

leftyouinstrongerhealth。IsthereanythingIcandoforyouintown？IhavehalfanideaofgoingintoNorfolkagainsoon。IamnotsatisfiedaboutMaddison。

Iamsurehestillmeanstoimposeonmeifpossible，andgetacousinofhisownintoacertainmill，whichI

designforsomebodyelse。Imustcometoanunderstandingwithhim。ImustmakehimknowthatIwillnotbetrickedonthesouthsideofEveringham，anymorethanonthenorth：thatIwillbemasterofmyownproperty。

Iwasnotexplicitenoughwithhimbefore。Themischiefsuchamandoesonanestate，bothastothecreditofhisemployerandthewelfareofthepoor，isinconceivable。

IhaveagreatmindtogobackintoNorfolkdirectly，andputeverythingatonceonsuchafootingascannotbeafterwardsswervedfrom。Maddisonisacleverfellow；

Idonotwishtodisplacehim，providedhedoesnottrytodisplace_me_；butitwouldbesimpletobedupedbyamanwhohasnorightofcreditortodupeme，andworsethansimpletolethimgivemeahard-hearted，gripingfellowforatenant，insteadofanhonestman，towhomIhavegivenhalfapromisealready。Woulditnotbeworsethansimple？ShallIgo？Doyouadviseit？“

“Iadvise!Youknowverywellwhatisright。“

“Yes。Whenyougivemeyouropinion，Ialwaysknowwhatisright。Yourjudgmentismyruleofright。“

“Oh，no!donotsayso。Wehaveallabetterguideinourselves，ifwewouldattendtoit，thananyotherpersoncanbe。Good-bye；Iwishyouapleasantjourneyto-morrow。“

“IstherenothingIcandoforyouintown？“

“Nothing；Iammuchobligedtoyou。“

“Haveyounomessageforanybody？“

“Mylovetoyoursister，ifyouplease；andwhenyouseemycousin，mycousinEdmund，IwishyouwouldbesogoodastosaythatIsupposeIshallsoonhearfromhim。“

“Certainly；andifheislazyornegligent，Iwillwritehisexcusesmyself。“

Hecouldsaynomore，forFannywouldbenolongerdetained。

Hepressedherhand，lookedather，andwasgone。

_He_wenttowhileawaythenextthreehoursashecould，withhisotheracquaintance，tillthebestdinnerthatacapitalinnaffordedwasreadyfortheirenjoyment，and_she_turnedintohermoresimpleoneimmediately。

Theirgeneralfareboreaverydifferentcharacter；

andcouldhehavesuspectedhowmanyprivations，besidesthatofexercise，sheenduredinherfather’shouse，hewouldhavewonderedthatherlookswerenotmuchmoreaffectedthanhefoundthem。ShewassolittleequaltoRebec

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