Youforgetyourself：thereisadecideddifferenceinyourtempers，Iallow。Heislively，youareserious；
butsomuchthebetter：hisspiritswillsupportyours。
Itisyourdispositiontobeeasilydejectedandtofancydifficultiesgreaterthantheyare。Hischeerfulnesswillcounteractthis。Heseesdifficultiesnowhere：
andhispleasantnessandgaietywillbeaconstantsupporttoyou。Yourbeingsofarunlike，Fanny，doesnotinthesmallestdegreemakeagainsttheprobabilityofyourhappinesstogether：donotimagineit。Iammyselfconvincedthatitisratherafavourablecircumstance。
Iamperfectlypersuadedthatthetempershadbetterbeunlike：
Imeanunlikeintheflowofthespirits，inthemanners，intheinclinationformuchorlittlecompany，inthepropensitytotalkortobesilent，tobegraveortobegay。
Someoppositionhereis，Iamthoroughlyconvinced，friendlytomatrimonialhappiness。Iexcludeextremes，ofcourse；andaverycloseresemblanceinallthosepointswouldbethelikeliestwaytoproduceanextreme。
Acounteraction，gentleandcontinual，isthebestsafeguardofmannersandconduct。“
FullwellcouldFannyguesswherehisthoughtswerenow：
MissCrawford’spowerwasallreturning。Hehadbeenspeakingofhercheerfullyfromthehourofhiscominghome。
Hisavoidingherwasquiteatanend。HehaddinedattheParsonageonlytheprecedingday。
Afterleavinghimtohishappierthoughtsforsomeminutes，Fanny，feelingitduetoherself，returnedtoMr。Crawford，andsaid，“Itisnotmerelyin_temper_thatIconsiderhimastotallyunsuitedtomyself；though，in_that_
respect，Ithinkthedifferencebetweenustoogreat，infinitelytoogreat：hisspiritsoftenoppressme；
butthereissomethinginhimwhichIobjecttostillmore。
Imustsay，cousin，thatIcannotapprovehischaracter。
Ihavenotthoughtwellofhimfromthetimeoftheplay。
Ithensawhimbehaving，asitappearedtome，soveryimproperlyandunfeelingly——Imayspeakofitnowbecauseitisallover——soimproperlybypoorMr。Rushworth，notseemingtocarehowheexposedorhurthim，andpayingattentionstomycousinMaria，which——inshort，atthetimeoftheplay，Ireceivedanimpressionwhichwillneverbegotover。“
“MydearFanny，“repliedEdmund，scarcelyhearinghertotheend，“letusnot，anyofus，bejudgedbywhatweappearedatthatperiodofgeneralfolly。ThetimeoftheplayisatimewhichIhatetorecollect。Mariawaswrong，Crawfordwaswrong，wewereallwrongtogether；butnonesowrongasmyself。Comparedwithme，alltherestwereblameless。Iwasplayingthefoolwithmyeyesopen。“
“Asabystander，“saidFanny，“perhapsIsawmorethanyoudid；andIdothinkthatMr。Rushworthwassometimesveryjealous。“
“Verypossibly。Nowonder。Nothingcouldbemoreimproperthanthewholebusiness。IamshockedwheneverIthinkthatMariacouldbecapableofit；but，ifshecouldundertakethepart，wemustnotbesurprisedattherest。“
“Beforetheplay，Iammuchmistakenif_Julia_didnotthinkhewaspayingherattentions。
“Julia!IhaveheardbeforefromsomeoneofhisbeinginlovewithJulia；butIcouldneverseeanythingofit。
And，Fanny，thoughIhopeIdojusticetomysisters’
goodqualities，Ithinkitverypossiblethattheymight，oneorboth，bemoredesirousofbeingadmiredbyCrawford，andmightshewthatdesirerathermoreunguardedlythanwasperfectlyprudent。Icanrememberthattheywereevidentlyfondofhissociety；andwithsuchencouragement，amanlikeCrawford，lively，anditmaybe，alittleunthinking，mightbeledonto——therecouldbenothingverystriking，becauseitisclearthathehadnopretensions：hisheartwasreservedforyou。AndImustsay，thatitsbeingforyouhasraisedhiminconceivablyinmyopinion。
Itdoeshimthehighesthonour；itshewshisproperestimationoftheblessingofdomestichappinessandpureattachment。
Itproveshimunspoiltbyhisuncle。Itproveshim，inshort，everythingthatIhadbeenusedtowishtobelievehim，andfearedhewasnot。“
“Iampersuadedthathedoesnotthink，asheought，onserioussubjects。“
“Say，rather，thathehasnotthoughtatalluponserioussubjects，whichIbelievetobeagooddealthecase。
Howcoulditbeotherwise，withsuchaneducationandadviser？
Underthedisadvantages，indeed，whichbothhavehad，isitnotwonderfulthattheyshouldbewhattheyare？
Crawford’s_feelings_，Iamreadytoacknowledge，havehithertobeentoomuchhisguides。Happily，thosefeelingshavegenerallybeengood。Youwillsupplytherest；andamostfortunatemanheistoattachhimselftosuchacreature——
toawomanwho，firmasarockinherownprinciples，hasagentlenessofcharactersowelladaptedtorecommendthem。
Hehaschosenhispartner，indeed，withrarefelicity。
Hewillmakeyouhappy，Fanny；Iknowhewillmakeyouhappy；
butyouwillmakehimeverything。“
“Iwouldnotengageinsuchacharge，“criedFanny，inashrinkingaccent；“insuchanofficeofhighresponsibility!“
“Asusual，believingyourselfunequaltoanything!
fancyingeverythingtoomuchforyou!Well，thoughI
maynotbeabletopersuadeyouintodifferentfeelings，youwillbepersuadedintothem，Itrust。
Iconfessmyselfsincerelyanxiousthatyoumay。
IhavenocommoninterestinCrawford’swell-doing。Nexttoyourhappiness，Fanny，hishasthefirstclaimonme。
YouareawareofmyhavingnocommoninterestinCrawford。“
Fannywastoowellawareofittohaveanythingtosay；
andtheywalkedontogethersomefiftyyardsinmutualsilenceandabstraction。Edmundfirstbeganagain——
“Iwasverymuchpleasedbyhermannerofspeakingofityesterday，particularlypleased，becauseIhadnotdependeduponherseeingeverythinginsojustalight。
Iknewshewasveryfondofyou；butyetIwasafraidofhernotestimatingyourworthtoherbrotherquiteasitdeserved，andofherregrettingthathehadnotratherfixedonsomewomanofdistinctionorfortune。
Iwasafraidofthebiasofthoseworldlymaxims，whichshehasbeentoomuchusedtohear。Butitwasverydifferent。
Shespokeofyou，Fanny，justassheought。Shedesirestheconnexionaswarmlyasyouruncleormyself。
Wehadalongtalkaboutit。Ishouldnothavementionedthesubject，thoughveryanxioustoknowhersentiments；
butIhadnotbeenintheroomfiveminutesbeforeshebeganintroducingitwithallthatopennessofheart，andsweetpeculiarityofmanner，thatspiritandingenuousnesswhicharesomuchapartofherself。Mrs。Grantlaughedatherforherrapidity。“
“WasMrs。Grantintheroom，then？“
“Yes，whenIreachedthehouseIfoundthetwosisterstogetherbythemselves；andwhenoncewehadbegun，wehadnotdonewithyou，Fanny，tillCrawfordandDr。Grantcamein。“
“ItisaboveaweeksinceIsawMissCrawford。“
“Yes，shelamentsit；yetownsitmayhavebeenbest。
Youwillseeher，however，beforeshegoes。Sheisveryangrywithyou，Fanny；youmustbepreparedforthat。
Shecallsherselfveryangry，butyoucanimagineheranger。
Itistheregretanddisappointmentofasister，whothinksherbrotherhasarighttoeverythinghemaywishfor，atthefirstmoment。Sheishurt，asyouwouldbeforWilliam；butshelovesandesteemsyouwithallherheart。“
“Iknewshewouldbeveryangrywithme。“
“MydearestFanny，“criedEdmund，pressingherarmclosertohim，“donotlettheideaofherangerdistressyou。
Itisangertobetalkedofratherthanfelt。Herheartismadeforloveandkindness，notforresentment。
Iwishyoucouldhaveoverheardhertributeofpraise；
Iwishyoucouldhaveseenhercountenance，whenshesaidthatyou_should_beHenry’swife。AndIobservedthatshealwaysspokeofyouas’Fanny，’whichshewasneverusedtodo；
andithadasoundofmostsisterlycordiality。“