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He had a wife about fifteen years his junior, but...Posted at 11:50 PM on Tuesday, May 4, 2010
He had a wife about fifteen years his junior, but no children; and
they entered the neighbourhood with the usual fair report of being
very respectable, agreeable people
The time was now come when Sir Thomas expected his sister-inlaw
to claim her share in their niece, the change in MrsNorris?s
situation, and the improvement in Fanny?s age, seeming not merely
to do away any former objection to their living together, but even to
give it the most decided eligibility; and as his own circumstances
were rendered less fair than heretofore, by some recent losses on his
West India estate, in addition to his eldest son?s extravagance, it
became not undesirable to himself to be relieved from the expense
of her support, and the obligation of her future provisionIn the
fullness of his belief that such a thing must be, he mentioned its
probability to his wife; and the first time of the subject?s occurring
to her again happening to be when Fanny was present, she calmly
observed to her, men's gold gucci watches ?So, Fanny, you are going to leave us, and live with
my sisterHow shall you like it??
Fanny was too much surprised to do more than repeat her aunt?s
words, ?Going to leave you??
?Yes, my dear; why should you be astonished? You have been five
years with us, and my sister always meant to take you when MrBut you must come up and tack on my patterns all the same
The news was as disagreeable to Fanny as it had been unexpected
She had never received kindness from her aunt Norris, and could
not love her
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?I shall be very sorry to go away,? said she, with a faltering voice
?Yes, I dare say you will; that?s natural enoughI suppose you have
had as little to vex you since you came into this house as any creature
in the world
?I hope I am not ungrateful, aunt,? said Fanny modestly
?No, my dear; I hope notI have always found you a very good
girl
?And am I never to live here again??
?Never, my dear; but you are sure of a comfortable homeIt can
make very little chanel big bags difference to you, whether you are in one house or
the other
Fanny left the room with a very sorrowful heart; she could not feel
the difference to be so small, she could not think of living with her
aunt with anything like satisfactionAs soon as she met with Edmund
she told him her distress
?Cousin,? said she, ?something is going to happen which I do not
like at all; and though you have often persuaded me into being reconciled
to things that I disliked at first, you will not be able to do it
nowI am going to live entirely with my aunt Norris
?Indeed!?
?Yes; my aunt Bertram has just told me soI am
to leave Mansfield Park, and go to the White House, I suppose, as
soon as she is removed there
?Well, Fanny, and if the plan were not unpleasant to you, I should
call it an excellent one
?Oh, cousin!?
?It has everything else in its favourMy aunt is acting like a sensible
woman in wishing for youShe is choosing a friend and companion
exactly where she ought, and I am glad her love of wholesale chanel bags money
does not interfereYou will be what you ought to be to herI hope it
does not distress you very much, Fanny??
?Indeed it does: I cannot like itI love this house and everything
in it: I shall love nothing thereYou know how uncomfortable I feel
with her
?I can say nothing for her manner to you as a child; but it was the
same with us all, or nearly soShe never knew how to be pleasant to
childrenBut you are now of an age to be treated better; I think she
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is behaving better already; and when you are her only companion,
you must be important to her
?I can never be important to any one
?What is to prevent you??
?EverythingMy situation, my foolishness and awkwardness
?As to your foolishness and awkwardness, my dear Fanny, believe
me, you never have a shadow of either, but in using the words so
improperlyThere is no reason in the world why you should not be
important where you are knownYou have good sense, and a sweet
temper, and I am sure you have a grateful dolce
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