Chapter V

           

           Theyoungpeoplewerepleasedwitheachotherfromthefirst.Oneachsidetherewasmuchtoattract,andtheiracquaintancesoonpromisedasearlyanintimacyasgoodmannerswouldwarrant.MissCrawford’sbeautydidhernodisservicewiththeMissBertrams.Theyweretoohandsomethemselvestodislikeanywomanforbeingsotoo,andwerealmostasmuchcharmedastheirbrotherswithherlivelydarkeye,clearbrowncomplexion,andgeneralprettiness.Hadshebeentall,fullformed,andfair,itmighthavebeenmoreofatrial:butasitwas,therecouldbenocomparison;andshewasmostallowablyasweet,prettygirl,whiletheywerethefinestyoungwomeninthecountry.

           Herbrotherwasnothandsome:no,whentheyfirstsawhimhewasabsolutelyplain,blackandplain;butstillhewasthegentleman,withapleasingaddress.Thesecondmeetingprovedhimnotsoveryplain:hewasplain,tobesure,butthenhehadsomuchcountenance,andhisteethweresogood,andhewassowellmade,thatonesoonforgothewasplain;andafterathirdinterview,afterdiningincompanywithhimattheParsonage,hewasnolongerallowedtobecalledsobyanybody.Hewas,infact,themostagreeableyoungmanthesistershadeverknown,andtheywereequallydelightedwithhim.MissBertram’sengagementmadehiminequitythepropertyofJulia,ofwhichJuliawasfullyaware;andbeforehehadbeenatMansfieldaweek,shewasquitereadytobefalleninlovewith.

           Maria’snotionsonthesubjectweremoreconfusedandindistinct.Shedidnotwanttoseeorunderstand.

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