andthedoubtsandhesitationsofherambitionwereequallygotover——andequallywithoutapparentreason。
Itcouldonlybeimputedtoincreasingattachment。
Hisgoodandherbadfeelingsyieldedtolove，andsuchlovemustunitethem。HewastogototownassoonassomebusinessrelativetoThorntonLaceywerecompleted——
perhapswithinafortnight；hetalkedofgoing，helovedtotalkofit；andwhenoncewithheragain，Fannycouldnotdoubttherest。Heracceptancemustbeascertainashisoffer；andyettherewerebadfeelingsstillremainingwhichmadetheprospectofitmostsorrowfultoher，independently，shebelieved，independentlyofself。
Intheirverylastconversation，MissCrawford，inspiteofsomeamiablesensations，andmuchpersonalkindness，hadstillbeenMissCrawford；stillshewnamindledastrayandbewildered，andwithoutanysuspicionofbeingso；