Therewas，indeed，sodeepablushoverFanny’sfaceatthatmomentasmightwarrantstrongsuspicioninapredisposedmind。
“Excellentcreature!Iwillnotteaseyou。Everythingshalltakeitscourse。But，dearFanny，youmustallowthatyouwerenotsoabsolutelyunpreparedtohavethequestionaskedasyourcousinfancies。Itisnotpossiblebutthatyoumusthavehadsomethoughtsonthesubject，somesurmisesastowhatmightbe。Youmusthaveseenthathewastryingtopleaseyoubyeveryattentioninhispower。
Wasnothedevotedtoyouattheball？Andthenbeforetheball，thenecklace!Oh!youreceiveditjustasitwasmeant。Youwereasconsciousasheartcoulddesire。
Irememberitperfectly。“
“Doyoumean，then，thatyourbrotherknewofthenecklacebeforehand？Oh!MissCrawford，_that_wasnotfair。“