His opinion of her had been sinking
from the day... His opinion of her had been sinking
from the day of his return from Antigua: in every transaction
together from that period, in their daily intercourse, in business, or
in chat, she had been regularly losing ground in his esteem, and
convincing him that either time had done her much disservice, or
that he had considerably over-rated her sense, and wonderfully borne
with her manners beforeHe had felt her as an hourly evil, which
was so much the worse, as there seemed no chance of its ceasing but
with life; she seemed a part of himself that must be borne for ever
To be relieved from her, therefore, was so great a felicity that, had
she not left bitter remembrances behind her, there might have been
danger of his learning almost to approve the evil which produced
such a good
She was regretted by no one at MansfieldShe had never been
able to attach even those she loved best; and since MrsRushworth’s
elopement, her temper had been in a state of such irritation as to
make her everywhere tormentingNot even Fanny had tears for
aunt Norris, not even when she was gone for ever
That Julia escaped better than Maria was owing, in some measure,
to a favourable difference of disposition and circumstance, but
in a greater to her having been less the darling of that very aunt, less
flattered and less spoiltHer beauty and acquirements had held but
a second placeShe had been always used to think herself a little
inferior to MariaHer temper was naturally the easiest of the two;
her feelings, though quick, were more controllable, and education
had not given her so very hurtful a degree of self-consequence
She had submitted the best to the disappointment in Henry
CrawfordAfter the first bitterness of the conviction of being slighted
was
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of him again; and when the acquaintance was renewed in town, and
MrRushworth’s house became Crawford’s object, she had had the
merit of withdrawing herself from it, and of chusing that time to pay
a visit to her other friends, in order to secure herself from being again
too much attractedThis had been her motive in going to her cousin’sYates’s convenience had had nothing to do with itShe had been
allowing his attentions some time, but with very little idea of ever
accepting him; and had not her sister’s conduct burst forth as it did,
and her increased dread of her father and of home, on that event,
imagining its certain consequence to herself would be greater severity
and restraint, made her hastily resolve on avoiding such immediate
horrors at all risks, it is probable that MrYates would never have
succeededShe had not eloped with any worse feelings than those of
selfish alarmIt had appeared to her the only thing to be doneMaria’s
guilt had induced Julia’s folly
Henry Crawford, ruined by early independence and bad domestic
example, indulged in the freaks of a cold-blooded vanity a little
too longOnce it had, by an opening undesigned and unmerited,
led him into the way of happinessCould he have been satisfied
with the conquest of one amiable woman’s affections, could he have
found sufficient exultation in overcoming the reluctance, in working
himself into the esteem and tenderness of Fanny Price, there
would have been every probability of success and felicity for him
His affection had already done somethingHer influence over him
had already given him some influence over herWould he have deserved
more, there can be no doubt that more would
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obtained, especially when that marriage had taken place, which
would have given him the assistance of her conscience in subduing
her first inclination, and brought them very often togetherWould
he have persevered, and uprightly, Fanny must have been his reward,
and a reward very voluntarily bestowed, within a reasonable
period from Edmund’s marrying Mary
Had he done as he intended, and as he knew he ought, by going
down to Everingham after his return from Portsmouth, he might
have been deciding his own happy destinyBut he was pressed to
stay for MrsFraser’s party; his staying was made of flattering consequence,
and he was to meet MrsCuriosity and
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vanity were both engaged, and the temptation of immediate pleasure
was too strong for a mind unused to make any sacrifice to
right: he resolved to defer his Norfolk journey, resolved that writing
should answer the purpose of it, or that its purpose was unimportant,
and staidRushworth, was received by her with a
coldness which ought to have been repulsive, and have established
apparent indifference between them for ever; but he was mortified,
he could not bear to be thrown off by the woman whose smiles had
been so wholly at his command: he must exert himself to subdue so
proud a display of resentment; it was anger on Fanny’s account; he
must get the better of it, and make MrsRushworth Maria Bertram
again in her treatment of himself
In this spirit he began the attack, and by animated perseverance
had soon re-established the sort of familiar intercourse, of gallantry,
of flirtation, which bounded his views; but in triumphing over the
discretion which, though beginning in anger, might have saved them
both, he had put himself in the power of feelings
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strong than he had supposedShe loved him; there was no withdrawing
attentions avowedly dear to herHe was entangled by his
own vanity, with as little excuse of love as possible, and without the
smallest inconstancy of mind towards her cousinTo keep Fanny
and the Bertrams from a knowledge of what was passing became his
first objectSecrecy could not have been more desirable for Mrs
Rushworth’s credit than he felt it for his ownWhen he returned
from Richmond, he would have been glad to see MrsAll that followed was the result of her imprudence; and he
went off with her at last, because he could not help it, regretting
Fanny even at the moment, but regretting her infinitely more when
all the bustle of the intrigue was over, and a very few months had
taught him, by the force of contrast, to place a yet higher value on
the sweetness of her temper, the purity of her mind, and the excellence
of her principles
That punishment, the public punishment of disgrace, should in a
just measure attend his share of the offence is, we know, not one of
the barriers which society gives to virtueIn this world the penalty is
less equal than could be wished; but without presuming to look
forward to a juster appointment hereafter, we may fairly consider a
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man of sense, like Henry Crawford, to be providing for himself no
small portion of vexation and regret: vexation that must rise sometimes
to self-reproach, and regret to wretchedness, in having so requited
hospitality, so injured family peace, so forfeited his best, most
estimable, and endeared acquaintance, and so lost the woman whom
he had rationally as well as passionately loved
After what had passed to wound and alienate the two families, the
continuance
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would have been most distressing; but the absence of the latter, for
some months purposely lengthened, ended very fortunately in the
necessity, or at least the practicability, of a permanent removal
Grant, through an interest on which he had almost ceased to form
hopes, succeeded to a stall in Westminster, which, as affording an
occasion for leaving Mansfield, an excuse for residence in London,
and an increase of income to answer the expenses of the change,
was highly acceptable to those who went and those who staidGrant, with a temper to love and be loved, must have gone
with some regret from the scenes and people she had been used to;
but the same happiness of disposition must in any place, and any
society, secure her a great deal to enjoy, and she had again a home to
offer Mary; and Mary had had enough of her own friends, enough
of vanity, ambition, love, and disappointment in the course of the
last half-year, to be in need of the true kindness of her sister’s heart,
and the rational tranquillity of her waysThey lived together; and
when DrGrant had brought on apoplexy and death, by three great
institutionary dinners in one week, they still lived together; for Mary,
though perfectly resolved against ever attaching herself to a younger
brother again, was long in finding among the dashing representatives,
or idle heir-apparents, who were at the command of her beauty, and
her 20,000, any one who could satisfy the better taste she had acquired
at Mansfield, whose character and manners could authorise a
hope of the domestic happiness she had there learned to estimate, or
put Edmund Bertram sufficiently out of her head
Edmund had greatly the advantage of her in this
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