“Well，LadyBertram，“saidMrs。Norris，movingtogo，“Icanonlysaythatmysoledesireistobeofusetoyourfamily：andso，ifSirThomasshouldeverspeakagainaboutmytakingFanny，youwillbeabletosaythatmyhealthandspiritsputitquiteoutofthequestion；
besidesthat，Ireallyshouldnothaveabedtogiveher，forImustkeepaspareroomforafriend。“
LadyBertramrepeatedenoughofthisconversationtoherhusbandtoconvincehimhowmuchhehadmistakenhissister-in-law’sviews；andshewasfromthatmomentperfectlysafefromallexpectation，ortheslightestallusiontoitfromhim。Hecouldnotbutwonderatherrefusingtodoanythingforaniecewhomshehadbeensoforwardtoadopt；but，asshetookearlycaretomakehim，aswellasLadyBertram，understandthatwhatevershepossessedwasdesignedfortheirfamily，hesoongrewreconciledtoadistinctionwhich，atthesametimethatitwasadvantageousandcomplimentarytothem，wouldenablehimbettertoprovideforFannyhimself。
Fannysoonlearnthowunnecessaryhadbeenherfearsofaremoval；
andherspontaneous，untaughtfelicityonthediscovery，conveyedsomeconsolationtoEdmundforhisdisappointmentinwhathehadexpectedtobesoessentiallyserviceabletoher。Mrs。NorristookpossessionoftheWhiteHouse，theGrantsarrivedattheParsonage，andtheseeventsover，everythingatMansfieldwentonforsometimeasusual。