Fannywasdoublysilencedhere；thoughwhenthemomentwaspassed，couldregretthatshehadnotforcedherselfintotheacknowledgedcomprehensionofonehalfofhismeaning，andencouragedhimtosaysomethingmoreofhissisterandEdmund。Itwasasubjectwhichshemustlearntospeakof，andtheweaknessthatshrunkfromitwouldsoonbequiteunpardonable。
WhenMr。Priceandhisfriendhadseenallthattheywished，orhadtimefor，theotherswerereadytoreturn；
andinthecourseoftheirwalkback，Mr。Crawfordcontrivedaminute’sprivacyfortellingFannythathisonlybusinessinPortsmouthwastoseeher；thathewascomedownforacoupleofdaysonheraccount，andhersonly，andbecausehecouldnotendurealongertotalseparation。
Shewassorry，reallysorry；andyetinspiteofthisandthetwoorthreeotherthingswhichshewishedhehadnotsaid，shethoughthimaltogetherimprovedsinceshehadseenhim；
hewasmuchmoregentle，obliging，andattentivetootherpeople’sfeelingsthanhehadeverbeenatMansfield；