Chapter XLVII

           

           Ithadbeenamiserableparty,eachofthethreebelievingthemselvesmostmiserable.Mrs.Norris,however,asmostattachedtoMaria,wasreallythegreatestsufferer.Mariawasherfirstfavourite,thedearestofall;thematchhadbeenherowncontriving,asshehadbeenwontwithsuchprideofhearttofeelandsay,andthisconclusionofitalmostoverpoweredher.

           Shewasanalteredcreature,quieted,stupefied,indifferenttoeverythingthatpassed.Thebeingleftwithhersisterandnephew,andallthehouseunderhercare,hadbeenanadvantageentirelythrownaway;shehadbeenunabletodirectordictate,orevenfancyherselfuseful.Whenreallytouchedbyaffliction,heractivepowershadbeenallbenumbed;andneitherLadyBertramnorTomhadreceivedfromherthesmallestsupportorattemptatsupport.Shehaddonenomoreforthemthantheyhaddoneforeachother.Theyhadbeenallsolitary,helpless,andforlornalike;andnowthearrivaloftheothersonlyestablishedhersuperiorityinwretchedness.Hercompanionswererelieved,buttherewasnogoodforher.EdmundwasalmostaswelcometohisbrotherasFannytoheraunt;butMrs.Norris,insteadofhavingcomfortfromeither,wasbutthemoreirritatedbythesightofthepersonwhom,intheblindnessofheranger,shecouldhavechargedasthedaemonofthepiece.HadFannyacceptedMr.Crawfordthiscouldnothavehappened.

           Susantoowasagrievance.Shehadnotspiritstonoticeherinmorethanafewrepulsivelooks,butshefeltherasaspy,andanintruder,andanindigentniece,andeverythingmostodious.

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