第95章

ThatJuliaescapedbetterthanMariawasowing，insomemeasure，toafavourabledifferenceofdispositionandcircumstance，butinagreatertoherhavingbeenlessthedarlingofthatveryaunt，lessflatteredandlessspoilt。

Herbeautyandacquirementshadheldbutasecondplace。

ShehadbeenalwaysusedtothinkherselfalittleinferiortoMaria。Hertemperwasnaturallytheeasiestofthetwo；

herfeelings，thoughquick，weremorecontrollable，andeducationhadnotgivenhersoveryhurtfuladegreeofself-consequence。

ShehadsubmittedthebesttothedisappointmentinHenryCrawford。Afterthefirstbitternessoftheconvictionofbeingslightedwasover，shehadbeentolerablysooninafairwayofnotthinkingofhimagain；

andwhentheacquaintancewasrenewedintown，andMr。Rushworth’shousebecameCrawford’sobject，shehadhadthemeritofwithdrawingherselffromit，andofchusingthattimetopayavisittoherotherfriends，inordertosecureherselffrombeingagaintoomuchattracted。

Thishadbeenhermotiveingoingtohercousin’s。

Mr。Yates’sconveniencehadhadnothingtodowithit。

Shehadbeenallowinghisattentionssometime，butwithverylittleideaofeveracceptinghim；

andhadnothersister’sconductburstforthasitdid，andherincreaseddreadofherfatherandofhome，onthatevent，imaginingitscertainconsequencetoherselfwouldbegreaterseverityandrestraint，madeherhastilyresolveonavoidingsuchimmediatehorrorsatallrisks，itisprobablethatMr。Yateswouldneverhavesucceeded。

Shehadnotelopedwithanyworsefeelingsthanthoseofselfishalarm。Ithadappearedtohertheonlythingtobedone。Maria’sguilthadinducedJulia’sfolly。

HenryCrawford，ruinedbyearlyindependenceandbaddomesticexample，indulgedinthefreaksofacold-bloodedvanityalittletoolong。Onceithad，byanopeningundesignedandunmerited，ledhimintothewayofhappiness。

Couldhehavebeensatisfiedwiththeconquestofoneamiablewoman’saffections，couldhehavefoundsufficientexultationinovercomingthereluctance，inworkinghimselfintotheesteemandtendernessofFannyPrice，therewouldhavebeeneveryprobabilityofsuccessandfelicityforhim。

Hisaffectionhadalreadydonesomething。Herinfluenceoverhimhadalreadygivenhimsomeinfluenceoverher。

Wouldhehavedeservedmore，therecanbenodoubtthatmorewouldhavebeenobtained，especiallywhenthatmarriagehadtakenplace，whichwouldhavegivenhimtheassistanceofherconscienceinsubduingherfirstinclination，andbroughtthemveryoftentogether。

Wouldhehavepersevered，anduprightly，Fannymusthavebeenhisreward，andarewardveryvoluntarilybestowed，withinareasonableperiodfromEdmund’smarryingMary。

Hadhedoneasheintended，andasheknewheought，bygoingdowntoEveringhamafterhisreturnfromPortsmouth，hemighthavebeendecidinghisownhappydestiny。

ButhewaspressedtostayforMrs。Fraser’sparty；

hisstayingwasmadeofflatteringconsequence，andhewastomeetMrs。Rushworththere。Curiosityandvanitywerebothengaged，andthetemptationofimmediatepleasurewastoostrongforamindunusedtomakeanysacrificetoright：heresolvedtodeferhisNorfolkjourney，resolvedthatwritingshouldanswerthepurposeofit，orthatitspurposewasunimportant，andstaid。HesawMrs。Rushworth，wasreceivedbyherwithacoldnesswhichoughttohavebeenrepulsive，andhaveestablishedapparentindifferencebetweenthemforever；buthewasmortified，hecouldnotbeartobethrownoffbythewomanwhosesmil

后续内容为VIP可读请开通VIP，或购买此章节