butbywhatothernamecanIcallyou？Doyousupposeyouareeverpresenttomyimaginationunderanyother？
No，itis’Fanny’thatIthinkofallday，anddreamofallnight。Youhavegiventhenamesuchrealityofsweetness，thatnothingelsecannowbedescriptiveofyou。“
Fannycouldhardlyhavekeptherseatanylonger，orhaverefrainedfromatleasttryingtogetawayinspiteofallthetoopublicoppositionsheforesawtoit，haditnotbeenforthesoundofapproachingrelief，theverysoundwhichshehadbeenlongwatchingfor，andlongthinkingstrangelydelayed。
Thesolemnprocession，headedbyBaddeley，oftea-board，urn，andcake-bearers，madeitsappearance，anddeliveredherfromagrievousimprisonmentofbodyandmind。
Mr。Crawfordwasobligedtomove。Shewasatliberty，shewasbusy，shewasprotected。
Edmundwasnotsorrytobeadmittedagainamongthenumberofthosewhomightspeakandhear。Butthoughtheconferencehadseemedfulllongtohim，andthoughonlookingatFannyhesawratheraflushofvexation，heinclinedtohopethatsomuchcouldnothavebeensaidandlistenedtowithoutsomeprofittothespeaker。
EdmundhaddeterminedthatitbelongedentirelytoFannytochusewhetherhersituationwithregardtoCrawfordshouldbementionedbetweenthemornot；andthatifshedidnotleadtheway，itshouldneverbetouchedonbyhim；
butafteradayortwoofmutualreserve，hewasinducedbyhisfathertochangehismind，andtrywhathisinfluencemightdoforhisfriend。
Aday，andaveryearlyday，wasactuallyfixedfortheCrawfords’departure；andSirThomasthoughtitmightbeaswelltomakeonemoreeffortfortheyoungmanbeforeheleftMansfield，thatallhisprofessionsandvowsofunshakenattachmentmighthaveasmuchhopetosustainthemaspossible。
SirThomaswasmostcordiallyanxiousfortheperfectionofMr。Crawford’scharacterinthatpoint。Hewishedhimtobeamodelofconstancy；andfanciedthebestmeansofeffectingitwouldbebynottryinghimtoolong。
Edmundwasnotunwillingtobepersuadedtoengageinthebusiness；hewantedtoknowFanny’sfeelings。
Shehadbeenusedtoconsulthimineverydifficulty，andhelovedhertoowelltobeartobedeniedherconfidencenow；hehopedtobeofservicetoher，hethoughthemustbeofservicetoher；whomelsehadshetoopenherheartto？Ifshedidnotneedcounsel，shemustneedthecomfortofcommunication。Fannyestrangedfromhim，silentandreserved，wasanunnaturalstateofthings；
astatewhichhemustbreakthrough，andwhichhecouldeasilylearntothinkshewaswantinghimtobreakthrough。
“Iwillspeaktoher，sir：Iwilltakethefirstopportunityofspeakingtoheralone，“wastheresultofsuchthoughtsasthese；anduponSirThomas’sinformationofherbeingatthatverytimewalkingaloneintheshrubbery，heinstantlyjoinedher。
“Iamcometowalkwithyou，Fanny，“saidhe。“ShallI？“
Drawingherarmwithinhis。“Itisalongwhilesincewehavehadacomfortablewalktogether。“
Sheassentedtoitallratherbylookthanword。
Herspiritswerelow。
“But，Fanny，“hepresentlyadded，“inordertohaveacomfortablewalk，somethingmoreisnecessarythanmerelypacingthisgraveltogether。Youmusttalktome。
Iknowyouhavesomethingonyourmind。Iknowwhatyouarethinkingof。Youcannotsupposemeuninformed。
AmItohearofitfromeverybodybutFannyherself？“
Fanny，atonceagitatedanddejected，replied，“Ifyouhearofitfromeverybody，cousin，therecanbenothingformetotell。“
“Notoffacts，perhaps；butoffeelings，Fanny。
Noonebutyoucantellmethem。Idonotmeantopressyou，however。Ifitisnotwhatyouwishyourself，Ihavedone。Ihadthoughtitmightbearelief。“
“IamafraidwethinktoodifferentlyformetofindanyreliefintalkingofwhatIfeel。“
“Doyousupposethatwethinkdifferently？Ihavenoideaofit。Idaresaythat，onacomparisonofouropinions，theywouldbefoundasmuchalikeastheyhavebeenusedtobe：
tothepoint——IconsiderCrawford’sproposalsasmostadvantageousanddesirable，ifyoucouldreturnhisaffection。
Iconsideritasmostnaturalthatallyourfamilyshouldwishyoucouldreturnit；butthat，asyoucannot，youhavedoneexactlyasyououghtinrefusinghim。
Cantherebeanydisagreementbetweenushere？“
“Ohno!ButIthoughtyoublamedme。Ithoughtyouwereagainstme。Thisissuchacomfort!“
“Thiscomfortyoumighthavehadsooner，Fanny，hadyousoughtit。Buthowcouldyoupossiblysupposemeagainstyou？
Howcouldyouimaginemeanadvocateformarriagewithoutlove？
WereIevencarelessingeneralonsuchmatters，howcouldyouimaginemesowhereyourhappinesswasatstake？“
“Myunclethoughtmewrong，andIknewhehadbeentalkingtoyou。“
“Asfarasyouhavegone，Fanny，Ithinkyouperfectlyright。
Imaybesorry，Imaybesurprised——thoughhardly_that_，foryouhadnothadtimetoattachyourself——butIthinkyouperfectlyright。Canitadmitofaquestion？
Itisdisgracefultousifitdoes。Youdidnotlovehim；
nothingcouldhavejustifiedyouracceptinghim。“
Fannyhadnotfeltsocomfortablefordaysanddays。
“Sofaryourconducthasbeenfaultless，andtheywerequitemistakenwhowishedyoutodootherwise。Butthematterdoesnotendhere。Crawford’sisnocommonattachment；
heperseveres，withthehopeofcreatingthatregardwhichhadnotbeencreatedbefore。This，weknow，mustbeaworkoftime。But“withanaffectionatesmile
“lethimsucceedatlast，Fanny，lethimsucceedatlast。
Youhaveprovedyourselfuprightanddisinterested，proveyourselfgratefulandtender-hearted；andthenyouwillbetheperfectmodelofawomanwhichIhavealwaysbelievedyoubornfor。“
“Oh!never，never，never!heneverwillsucceedwithme。“
AndshespokewithawarmthwhichquiteastonishedEdmund，andwhichsheblushedattherecollectionofherself，whenshesawhislook，andheardhimreply，“Never!Fanny!——
soverydeterminedandpositive!Thisisnotlikeyourself，yourrationalself。“
“Imean，“shecried，sorrowfullycorrectingherself，“thatI_think_Inevershall，asfarasthefuturecanbeansweredfor；IthinkInevershallreturnhisregard。“
“Imusthopebetterthings。Iamaware，moreawarethanCrawfordcanbe，thatthemanwhomeanstomakeyoulovehimyouhavingduenoticeofhisintentions
musthaveveryuphillwork，forthereareallyourearlyattachmentsandhabitsinbattlearray；andbeforehecangetyourheartforhisownusehehastounfastenitfromalltheholdsuponthingsanimateandinanimate，whichsomanyyears’growthhaveconfirmed，andwhichareconsiderablytightenedforthemomentbytheveryideaofseparation。IknowthattheapprehensionofbeingforcedtoquitMansfieldwillforatimebearmingyouagainsthim。Iwishhehadnotbeenobligedtotellyouwhathewastryingfor。IwishhehadknownyouaswellasIdo，Fanny。Betweenus，Ithinkweshouldhavewonyou。
Mytheoreticalandhispracticalknowledgetogethercouldnothavefailed。Heshouldhaveworkeduponmyplans。
Imusthope，however，thattime，provinghimasIfirmlybelieveitwilltodeserveyoubyhissteadyaffection，willgivehimhisreward。Icannotsupposethatyouhavenotthe_wish_tolovehim——thenaturalwishofgratitude。
Youmusthavesomefeelingofthatsort。Youmustbesorryforyourownindifference。“
“Wearesototallyunlike，“saidFanny，avoidingadirectanswer，“wearesovery，verydifferentinallourinclinationsandways，thatIconsideritasquiteimpossibleweshouldeverbetolerablyhappytogether，evenifI_could_likehim。Thereneverweretwopeoplemoredissimilar。Wehavenotonetasteincommon。
Weshouldbemiserable。
“Youaremistaken，Fanny。Thedissimilarityisnotsostrong。
Youarequiteenoughalike。You_have_tastesincommon。
Youhavemoralandliterarytastesincommon。Youhavebothwarmheartsandbenevolentfeelings；and，Fanny，whothatheardhimread，andsawyoulistentoShakespearetheothernight，willthinkyouunfittedascompanions？