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?And I do believe she can say every word of it,? added Maria, ?for
she could put MrsGrant right the other day in twenty placesFanny,
I am sure you know the part
Fanny could not say she did not; and as they all persevered, as
Edmund repeated his wish, and with a look of even fond dependence
on her good-nature, she must yieldShe would do her best
Everybody was satisfied; and she was left to the tremors of a most
palpitating heart, while the others prepared to begin
They did begin; and being too much engaged in their own noise
to be struck by an unusual noise in the other part of the house, had
proceeded some way when the door of the room was thrown open,
and Julia, appearing at it, with a face all aghast, exclaimed, ?My
father is come! He is in the hall at this moment
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CHAPTER XIX
HOW IS THE CONSTERNATION of the party to be described? To the
greater number it was a moment of absolute horrorSir Thomas in
the house! All felt the instantaneous convictionNot a hope of imposition
or mistake was harboured anywhereJulia?s looks were an
evidence of the fact that made it indisputable; and after the first
starts and exclamations, not a word was spoken for half a minute:
each with an altered countenance was looking at some other, and
almost each was feeling it a stroke the most unwelcome, most illtimed,
most appalling! MrYates might consider it only as a vexatious
interruption for the evening, and MrRushworth might imagine
it a blessing; but every other heart was sinking under some degree
of self-condemnation or undefined alarm, every other heart
was suggesting, ?What will become of us? what is to be done now??
It was a terrible pause; and terrible to every ear were the corroborating
sounds of opening doors and passing footsteps
Julia was the first to move and speak againJealousy prada bowler handbag and bitterness
had been suspended: selfishness was lost in the common cause;
but at the moment of her appearance, Frederick was listening with
looks of devotion to Agatha?s narrative, and pressing her hand to his
heart; and as soon as she could notice this, and see that, in spite of
the shock of her words, he still kept his station and retained her
sister?s hand, her wounded heart swelled again with injury, and looking
as red as she had been white before, she turned out of the room,
saying, ?I need not be afraid of appearing before him
Her going roused the rest; and at the same moment the two brothers
stepped forward, feeling the necessity of doing somethingA
very few words between them were sufficientThe case admitted no
difference of opinion: they must go to the drawing-room directly
Maria joined them with the same intent, just then the stoutest of
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the three; for the very circumstance which had driven Julia away
was to her the sweetest supportHenry Crawford?s retaining her
hand at such a moment, a moment of such peculiar proof and importance,
was worth ages of doubt and anxietyShe hailed it as an
earnest of the most serious determination, and was equal even to
encounter her fatherThey walked off, utterly heedless of Mr
Rushworth?s repeated question of, ?Shall I go too? Had not I better
go too? Will not it be right for me to go too?? but they were no
sooner through the door than Henry Crawford undertook to answer
the anxious inquiry, and, encouraging him by all means to pay
his respects to Sir Thomas without delay, sent him after the others
with delighted haste
Fanny was left with only the Crawfords and MrShe had
been quite overlooked by her cousins; and as her own opinion of
her claims on Sir Thomas?s affection was much too humble to give
her any idea of classing imitation louis vuitton bucket bag herself with his children, she was glad to
remain behind and gain a little breathing-timeHer agitation and
alarm exceeded all that was endured by the rest, by the right of a
disposition which not even innocence could keep from suffering
She was nearly fainting: all her former habitual dread of her uncle
was returning, and with it compassion for him and for almost every
one of the party on the development before him, with solicitude on
Edmund?s account indescribableShe had found a seat, where in
excessive trembling she was enduring all these fearful thoughts, while
the other three, no longer under any restraint, were giving vent to
their feelings of vexation, lamenting over such an unlooked-for premature
arrival as a most untoward event, and without mercy wishing
poor Sir Thomas had been twice as long on his passage, or were still in
Antigua
The Crawfords were more warm on the subject than MrYates,
from better understanding the family, and judging more clearly of
the mischief that must ensueThe ruin of the play was to them a
certainty: they felt the total destruction of the scheme to be inevitably
at hand; while MrYates considered it only as a temporary interruption,
a disaster for the evening, and could even suggest the possibility
of the rehearsal being renewed after tea, when the bustle of
receiving Sir Thomas were over, and he might be at leisure to be
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amused by itThe Crawfords laughed at the idea; and having soon
agreed on the propriety of their walking quietly home and leaving
the family to themselves, proposed MrYates?s accompanying them
and spending the evening at the ParsonageYates, having
never been with those who thought much of parental claims, or
family confidence, could not perceive that anything of the kind was
necessary; and therefore, thanking them, said, ?he chanel pearl necklace preferred remaining
where he was, that he might pay his respects to the old gentleman
handsomely since he was come; and besides, he did not think
it would be fair by the others to have everybody run away
Fanny was just beginning to collect herself, and to feel that if she
staid longer behind it might seem disrespectful, when this point
was settled, and being commissioned with the brother and sister?s
apology, saw them preparing to go as she quitted the room herself
to perform the dreadful duty of appearing before her uncle
Too soon did she find herself at the drawing-room door; and after
pausing a moment for what she knew would not come, for a courage
which the outside of no door had ever supplied to her, she turned the
lock in desperation, and the lights of the drawing-room, and all the
collected family, were before herAs she entered, her own name caught
her earSir Thomas was at that moment looking round him, and
saying, ?But where is Fanny? Why do not I see my little Fanny???
and on perceiving her, came forward with a kindness which astonished
and penetrated her, calling her his dear Fanny, kissing her affectionately,
and observing with decided pleasure how much she was
grown! Fanny knew not how to feel, nor where to lookShe was quite
oppressedHe had never been so kind, so very kind to her in his life
His manner seemed changed, his voice was quick from the agitation
of joy; and all that had been awful in his dignity seemed lost in tenderness
He led her nearer the light and looked at her again?inquired
particularly after her health, and then, correcting himself, observed
that he need not inquire, for her appearance spoke sufficiently
on that pointA fine blush having succeeded the previous paleness of
her face, he was justified in his belief of her equal improvement in
health and beautyHe dior monogram messenger bag inquired next after her family, especially William:
and his kindness altogether was such as made her reproach herself
for loving him so little, and thinking his return a misfortune; and
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when, on having courage to lift her eyes to his face, she saw that he
was grown thinner, and had the burnt, fagged, worn look of fatigue
and a hot climate, every tender feeling was increased, and she was
miserable in considering how much unsuspected vexation was probably
ready to burst on him
Sir Thomas was indeed the life of the party, who at his suggestion
now seated themselves round the fireHe had the best right to be
the talker; and the delight of his sensations in being again in his
own house, in the centre of his family, after such a separation, made
him communicative and chatty in a very unusual degree; and he
was ready to give every information as to his voyage, and answer
every question of his two sons almost before it was putHis business
in Antigua had latterly been prosperously rapid, and he came directly
from Liverpool, having had an opportunity of making his
passage thither in a private vessel, instead of waiting for the packet;
and all the little particulars of his proceedings and events, his arrivals
and departures, were most promptly delivered, as he sat by Lady
Bertram and looked with heartfelt satisfaction on the faces around
him?interrupting himself more than once, however, to remark on
his good fortune in finding them all at home?coming unexpectedly
as he did?all collected together exactly as he could have wished,
but dared not depend onRushworth was not forgotten: a most
friendly reception and warmth of hand-shaking had already met
him, and with pointed attention he was now included in the objects
most intimately connected with MansfieldThere was nothing hermes replica disagreeable
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