Chapter XLIV

           

           Sevenweeksofthetwomonthswereverynearlygone,whentheoneletter,theletterfromEdmund,solongexpected,wasputintoFanny’shands.Assheopened,andsawitslength,shepreparedherselfforaminutedetailofhappinessandaprofusionofloveandpraisetowardsthefortunatecreaturewhowasnowmistressofhisfate.Thesewerethecontents—

           “MyDearFanny,—ExcusemethatIhavenotwrittenbefore.Crawfordtoldmethatyouwerewishingtohearfromme,butIfounditimpossibletowritefromLondon,andpersuadedmyselfthatyouwouldunderstandmysilence.CouldIhavesentafewhappylines,theyshouldnothavebeenwanting,butnothingofthatnaturewaseverinmypower.IamreturnedtoMansfieldinalessassuredstatethanwhenIleftit.Myhopesaremuchweaker.Youareprobablyawareofthisalready.SoveryfondofyouasMissCrawfordis,itismostnaturalthatsheshouldtellyouenoughofherownfeelingstofurnishatolerableguessatmine.Iwillnotbeprevented,however,frommakingmyowncommunication.Ourconfidencesinyouneednotclash.Iasknoquestions.Thereissomethingsoothingintheideathatwehavethesamefriend,andthatwhateverunhappydifferencesofopinionmayexistbetweenus,weareunitedinourloveofyou.Itwillbeacomforttometotellyouhowthingsnoware,andwhataremypresentplans,ifplansIcanbesaidtohave.IhavebeenreturnedsinceSaturday.IwasthreeweeksinLondon,andsawher(forLondon)veryoften.IhadeveryattentionfromtheFrasersthatcouldbereasonablyexpected.

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