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1The little girl performed her long journey in safety; and at Northampton was met by Mrs. Norris, who thus regaled in the
2credit of being foremost to welcome her, and in the importance of leading her in to the others, and recommending her to
3their kindness. Fanny Price was at this time just ten years old, and though there might not be much in her first
4appearance to captivate, there was, at least, nothing to disgust her relations. She was small of her age, with no glow
5of complexion, nor any other striking beauty; exceedingly timid and shy, and shrinking from notice; but her air, though
6awkward, was not vulgar, her voice was sweet, and when she spoke her countenance was pretty. Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram
7received her very kindly; and Sir Thomas, seeing how much she needed encouragement, tried to be all that was
8conciliating: but he had to work against a most untoward gravity of deportment; and Lady Bertram, without taking half so
9much trouble, or speaking one word where he spoke ten, by the mere aid of a good-humoured smile, became immediately the
10less awful character of the two. The young people were all at home, and sustained their share in the introduction very
11well, with much good humour, and no embarrassment, at least on the part of the sons, who, at seventeen and sixteen, and
12tall of their age, had all the grandeur of men in the eyes of their little cousin. The two girls were more at a loss
13from being younger and in greater awe of their father, who addressed them on the occasion with rather an injudicious
14particularity. But they were too much used to company and praise to have anything like natural shyness; and their
15confidence increasing from their cousin's total want of it, they were soon able to take a full survey of her face and
16her frock in easy indifference. They were a remarkably fine family, the sons very well-looking, the daughters decidedly
17handsome, and all of them well-grown and forward of their age, which produced as striking a difference between the
18cousins in person, as education had given to their address; and no one would have supposed the girls so nearly of an age
19as they really were. There were in fact but two years between the youngest and Fanny. Julia Bertram was only twelve, and
20Maria but a year older. The little visitor meanwhile was as unhappy as possible. Afraid of everybody, ashamed of
21herself, and longing for the home she had left, she knew not how to look up, and could scarcely speak to be heard, or
22without crying. Mrs. Norris had been talking to her the whole way from Northampton of her wonderful good fortune, and
23the extraordinary degree of gratitude and good behaviour which it ought to produce, and her consciousness of misery was
24therefore increased by the idea of its being a wicked thing for her not to be happy. The fatigue, too, of so long a
25journey, became soon no trifling evil. In vain were the well-meant condescensions of Sir Thomas, and all the officious
26prognostications of Mrs. Norris that she would be a good girl; in vain did Lady Bertram smile and make her sit on the
27sofa with herself and pug, and vain was even the sight of a gooseberry tart towards giving her comfort; she could
28scarcely swallow two mouthfuls before tears interrupted her, and sleep seeming to be her likeliest friend, she was taken
29to finish her sorrows in bed. "This is not a very promising beginning," said Mrs. Norris, when Fanny had left the room.
30"After all that I said to her as we came along, I thought she would have behaved better; I told her how much might
31depend upon her acquitting herself well at first. I wish there may not be a little sulkiness of temper--her poor mother
32had a good deal; but we must make allowances for such a child--and I do not know that her being sorry to leave her home
33is really against her, for, with all its faults, it was her home, and she cannot as yet understand how much she has
34changed for the better; but then there is moderation in all things." It required a longer time, however, than Mrs.
35Norris was inclined to allow, to reconcile Fanny to the novelty of Mansfield Park, and the separation from everybody she
36had been used to. Her feelings were very acute, and too little understood to be properly attended to. Nobody meant to be
37unkind, but nobody put themselves out of their way to secure her comfort. The holiday allowed to the Miss Bertrams the
38next day, on purpose to afford leisure for getting acquainted with, and entertaining their young cousin, produced little
39union. They could not but hold her cheap on finding that she had but two sashes, and had never learned French; and when
40they perceived her to be little struck with the duet they were so good as to play, they could do no more than make her a
41generous present of some of their least valued toys, and leave her to herself, while they adjourned to whatever might be
42the favourite holiday sport of the moment, making artificial flowers or wasting gold paper. Fanny, whether near or from
43her cousins, whether in the schoolroom, the drawing-room, or the shrubbery, was equally forlorn, finding something to
44fear in every person and place. She was disheartened by Lady Bertram's silence, awed by Sir Thomas's grave looks, and
45quite overcome by Mrs. Norris's admonitions. Her elder cousins mortified her by reflections on her size, and abashed her
46by noticing her shyness: Miss Lee wondered at her ignorance, and the maid-servants sneered at her clothes; and when to
47these sorrows was added the idea of the brothers and sisters among whom she had always been important as playfellow,
48instructress, and nurse, the despondence that sunk her little heart was severe. The grandeur of the house astonished,
49but could not console her. The rooms were too large for her to move in with ease: whatever she touched she expected to
50injure, and she crept about in constant terror of something or other; often retreating towards her own chamber to cry;
51and the little girl who was spoken of in the drawing-room when she left it at night as seeming so desirably sensible of
52her peculiar good fortune, ended every day's sorrows by sobbing herself to sleep. A week had passed in this way, and no
53suspicion of it conveyed by her quiet passive manner, when she was found one morning by her cousin Edmund, the youngest
54of the sons, sitting crying on the attic stairs. "My dear little cousin," said he, with all the gentleness of an
55excellent nature, "what can be the matter?" And sitting down by her, he was at great pains to overcome her shame in
56being so surprised, and persuade her to speak openly. Was she ill? or was anybody angry with her? or had she quarrelled
57with Maria and Julia? or was she puzzled about anything in her lesson that he could explain? Did she, in short, want
58anything he could possibly get her, or do for her? For a long while no answer could be obtained beyond a "no, no--not at
59all--no, thank you"; but he still persevered; and no sooner had he begun to revert to her own home, than her increased
60sobs explained to him where the grievance lay. He tried to console her. "You are sorry to leave Mama, my dear little
61Fanny," said he, "which shows you to be a very good girl; but you must remember that you are with relations and friends,
62who all love you, and wish to make you happy. Let us walk out in the park, and you shall tell me all about your brothers
63and sisters." On pursuing the subject, he found that, dear as all these brothers and sisters generally were, there was
64one among them who ran more in her thoughts than the rest. It was William whom she talked of most, and wanted most to
65see. William, the eldest, a year older than herself, her constant companion and friend; her advocate with her mother (of
66whom he was the darling) in every distress. "William did not like she should come away; he had told her he should miss
67her very much indeed." "But William will write to you, I dare say." "Yes, he had promised he would, but he had told her
68to write first." "And when shall you do it?" She hung her head and answered hesitatingly, "she did not know; she had not
69any paper." "If that be all your difficulty, I will furnish you with paper and every other material, and you may write
70your letter whenever you choose. Would it make you happy to write to William?" "Yes, very."
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