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Everingham could not
do without him in the beginning of SeptemberHe went for a fortnight?
a fortnight of such dullness to the Miss Bertrams as ought
to have put them both on their guard, and made even Julia admit,
in her jealousy of her sister, the absolute necessity of distrusting his
attentions, and wishing him not to return; and a fortnight of sufficient
leisure, in the intervals of shooting and sleeping, to have convinced
the gentleman that he ought to keep longer away, had he
been more in the habit of examining his own motives, and of reflecting
to what the indulgence of his idle vanity was tending; but,
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thoughtless and selfish from prosperity and bad example, he would
not look beyond the present momentThe sisters, handsome, clever,
and encouraging, were an amusement to his sated mind; and finding
nothing in Norfolk to equal the social pleasures of Mansfield,
he gladly returned to it at the time appointed, and was welcomed
thither quite as gladly by those whom he came to trifle with furtherRushworth to attend to her, and doomed to
the repeated details of his day?s sport, good or bad, his boast of his
dogs, his jealousy of his neighbours, his doubts of their qualifications,
and his zeal after poachers, subjects which will not find their
way to female feelings without some talent on one side or some
attachment on the other, had missed MrCrawford replica omega seamaster planet ocean grievously; and
Julia, unengaged and unemployed, felt all the right of missing him
much moreEach sister believed herself the favouriteJulia might
be justified in so doing by the hints of MrsGrant, inclined to credit
what she wished, and Maria by the hints of Mr
Everything returned into the same channel as before his absence;
his manners being to each so animated and agreeable as to lose no
ground with either, and just stopping short of the consistence, the
steadiness, the solicitude, and the warmth which might excite general
notice
Fanny was the only one of the party who found anything to dislike;
but since the day at Sotherton, she could never see MrCrawford
with either sister without observation, and seldom without wonder
or censure; and had her confidence in her own judgment been equal
to her exercise of it in every other respect, had she been sure that she
was seeing clearly, and judging candidly, she would probably have
made some important communications to her usual confidantAs
it was, however, she only hazarded a hint, and the hint was lost?I
am rather surprised,? said she, ?that MrCrawford should come
back again so soon, after being here so long before, full seven weeks;
for I had understood he was so very fond of change and moving
about, that I thought something would certainly occur, when he
was once gone, to take him elsewhereHe is used to much gayer
places omega speedmaster replica than Mansfield
?It is to his credit,? was Edmund?s answer; ?and I dare say it gives
his sister pleasureShe does not like his unsettled habits
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?What a favourite he is with my cousins!?
?Yes, his manners to women are such as must pleaseGrant,
I believe, suspects him of a preference for Julia; I have never seen
much symptom of it, but I wish it may be soHe has no faults but
what a serious attachment would remove
?If Miss Bertram were not engaged,? said Fanny cautiously, ?I
could sometimes almost think that he admired her more than Julia
?Which is, perhaps, more in favour of his liking Julia best, than
you, Fanny, may be aware; for I believe it often happens that a man,
before he has quite made up his own mind, will distinguish the
sister or intimate friend of the woman he is really thinking of more
than the woman herself Crawford has too much sense to stay here if
he found himself in any danger from Maria; and I am not at all
afraid for her, after such a proof as she has given that her feelings are
not strong
Fanny supposed she must have been mistaken, and meant to think
differently in future; but with all that submission to Edmund could
do, and all the help of the coinciding looks and hints which she
occasionally noticed in some of the others, and which seemed to say
that Julia was MrCrawford?s choice, she knew not always what to
thinkShe was privy, one balenciaga handbags motorcycle evening, to the hopes of her aunt Norris
on the subject, as well as to her feelings, and the feelings of Mrs
Rushworth, on a point of some similarity, and could not help wondering
as she listened; and glad would she have been not to be obliged
to listen, for it was while all the other young people were dancing,
and she sitting, most unwillingly, among the chaperons at the fire,
longing for the re-entrance of her elder cousin, on whom all her own
hopes of a partner then dependedIt was Fanny?s first ball, though
without the preparation or splendour of many a young lady?s first
ball, being the thought only of the afternoon, built on the late acquisition
of a violin player in the servants? hall, and the possibility of
raising five couple with the help of MrsGrant and a new intimate
friend of MrBertram?s just arrived on a visitIt had, however, been a
very happy one to Fanny through four dances, and she was quite
grieved to be losing even a quarter of an hourWhile waiting and
wishing, looking now at the dancers and now at the door, this dialogue
between the two above-mentioned ladies was forced on her?
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?I think, ma?am,? said MrsNorris, her eyes directed towards Mr
Rushworth and Maria, who were partners for the second time, ?we
shall see some happy faces again now
?Yes, ma?am, indeed,? replied the other, with a stately simper, ?there
will be some dior logo satisfaction in looking on now, and I think it was rather
a pity they should have been obliged to partYoung folks in their
situation should be excused complying with the common formsI
wonder my son did not propose it
?I dare say he did, ma?amRushworth is never remissBut dear
Maria has such a strict sense of propriety, so much of that true delicacy
which one seldom meets with nowadays, MrsRushworth?
that wish of avoiding particularity! Dear ma?am, only look at her face
at this moment; how different from what it was the two last dances!?
Miss Bertram did indeed look happy, her eyes were sparkling with
pleasure, and she was speaking with great animation, for Julia and
her partner, MrCrawford, were close to her; they were all in a cluster
togetherHow she had looked before, Fanny could not recollect,
for she had been dancing with Edmund herself, and had not thought
about herNorris continued, ?It is quite delightful, ma?am, to see young
people so properly happy, so well suited, and so much the thing! I
cannot but think of dear Sir Thomas?s delightAnd what do you
say, ma?am, to the chance of another match? MrRushworth has set
a good example, and such things are very catchingRushworth, who saw nothing but her son, was quite at a
loss
?The couple above, ma?amDo you see no symptoms there??
?Oh dear! Miss Julia and MrYes, indeed, a very pretty
matchWhat is his property??
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