Ihavenojealousyofanyindividual。ItistheinfluenceofthefashionableworldaltogetherthatIamjealousof。
ItisthehabitsofwealththatIfear。Herideasarenothigherthanherownfortunemaywarrant，buttheyarebeyondwhatourincomesunitedcouldauthorise。
Thereiscomfort，however，evenhere。Icouldbetterbeartoloseherbecausenotrichenough，thanbecauseofmyprofession。Thatwouldonlyproveheraffectionnotequaltosacrifices，which，infact，Iamscarcelyjustifiedinasking；and，ifIamrefused，that，Ithink，willbethehonestmotive。Herprejudices，Itrust，arenotsostrongastheywere。Youhavemythoughtsexactlyastheyarise，mydearFanny；perhapstheyaresometimescontradictory，butitwillnotbealessfaithfulpictureofmymind。Havingoncebegun，itisapleasuretometotellyouallIfeel。Icannotgiveherup。
Connectedaswealreadyare，and，Ihope，aretobe，togiveupMaryCrawfordwouldbetogiveupthesocietyofsomeofthosemostdeartome；tobanishmyselffromtheveryhousesandfriendswhom，underanyotherdistress，Ishouldturntoforconsolation。ThelossofMaryImustconsiderascomprehendingthelossofCrawfordandofFanny。
Wereitadecidedthing，anactualrefusal，IhopeI