flattermyselfthepoorsuffererwillsoonbeabletobeartheremovalwithoutmaterialinconvenienceorinjury。
AsIhavelittledoubtofyourfeelingforus,mydearFanny,underthesedistressingcircumstances,Iwillwriteagainverysoon。“
Fanny’sfeelingsontheoccasionwereindeedconsiderablymorewarmandgenuinethanheraunt’sstyleofwriting。
Shefelttrulyforthemall。Tomdangerouslyill,Edmundgonetoattendhim,andthesadlysmallpartyremainingatMansfield,werecarestoshutouteveryothercare,oralmosteveryother。ShecouldjustfindselfishnessenoughtowonderwhetherEdmund_had_writtentoMissCrawfordbeforethissummonscame,butnosentimentdweltlongwithherthatwasnotpurelyaffectionateanddisinterestedlyanxious。Herauntdidnotneglecther:
shewroteagainandagain;theywerereceivingfrequentaccountsfromEdmund,andtheseaccountswereasregularlytransmittedtoFanny,inthesamediffusestyle,andthesamemedleyoftrusts,hopes,andfears,allfollowingandproducingeachotherathaphazard。