“AndMrs。Grant,didshesay——didshespeak;wasshethereallthetime?“
“Yes,shewasagreeingexactlywithhersister。Thesurpriseofyourrefusal,Fanny,seemstohavebeenunbounded。
ThatyoucouldrefusesuchamanasHenryCrawfordseemsmorethantheycanunderstand。IsaidwhatIcouldforyou;
butingoodtruth,astheystatedthecase——youmustproveyourselftobeinyoursensesassoonasyoucanbyadifferentconduct;nothingelsewillsatisfythem。
Butthisisteasingyou。Ihavedone。Donotturnawayfromme。“