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1Fanny's rides recommenced the very next day; and as it was a pleasant fresh-feeling morning, less hot than the weather
2had lately been, Edmund trusted that her losses, both of health and pleasure, would be soon made good. While she was
3gone Mr. Rushworth arrived, escorting his mother, who came to be civil and to shew her civility especially, in urging
4the execution of the plan for visiting Sotherton, which had been started a fortnight before, and which, in consequence
5of her subsequent absence from home, had since lain dormant. Mrs. Norris and her nieces were all well pleased with its
6revival, and an early day was named and agreed to, provided Mr. Crawford should be disengaged: the young ladies did not
7forget that stipulation, and though Mrs. Norris would willingly have answered for his being so, they would neither
8authorise the liberty nor run the risk; and at last, on a hint from Miss Bertram, Mr. Rushworth discovered that the
9properest thing to be done was for him to walk down to the Parsonage directly, and call on Mr. Crawford, and inquire
10whether Wednesday would suit him or not. Before his return Mrs. Grant and Miss Crawford came in. Having been out some
11time, and taken a different route to the house, they had not met him. Comfortable hopes, however, were given that he
12would find Mr. Crawford at home. The Sotherton scheme was mentioned of course. It was hardly possible, indeed, that
13anything else should be talked of, for Mrs. Norris was in high spirits about it; and Mrs. Rushworth, a well-meaning,
14civil, prosing, pompous woman, who thought nothing of consequence, but as it related to her own and her son's concerns,
15had not yet given over pressing Lady Bertram to be of the party. Lady Bertram constantly declined it; but her placid
16manner of refusal made Mrs. Rushworth still think she wished to come, till Mrs. Norris's more numerous words and louder
17tone convinced her of the truth. "The fatigue would be too much for my sister, a great deal too much, I assure you, my
18dear Mrs. Rushworth. Ten miles there, and ten back, you know. You must excuse my sister on this occasion, and accept of
19our two dear girls and myself without her. Sotherton is the only place that could give her a wish to go so far, but it
20cannot be, indeed. She will have a companion in Fanny Price, you know, so it will all do very well; and as for Edmund,
21as he is not here to speak for himself, I will answer for his being most happy to join the party. He can go on
22horseback, you know." Mrs. Rushworth being obliged to yield to Lady Bertram's staying at home, could only be sorry. "The
23loss of her ladyship's company would be a great drawback, and she should have been extremely happy to have seen the
24young lady too, Miss Price, who had never been at Sotherton yet, and it was a pity she should not see the place." "You
25are very kind, you are all kindness, my dear madam," cried Mrs. Norris; "but as to Fanny, she will have opportunities in
26plenty of seeing Sotherton. She has time enough before her; and her going now is quite out of the question. Lady Bertram
27could not possibly spare her." "Oh no! I cannot do without Fanny." Mrs. Rushworth proceeded next, under the conviction
28that everybody must be wanting to see Sotherton, to include Miss Crawford in the invitation; and though Mrs. Grant, who
29had not been at the trouble of visiting Mrs. Rushworth, on her coming into the neighbourhood, civilly declined it on her
30own account, she was glad to secure any pleasure for her sister; and Mary, properly pressed and persuaded, was not long
31in accepting her share of the civility. Mr. Rushworth came back from the Parsonage successful; and Edmund made his
32appearance just in time to learn what had been settled for Wednesday, to attend Mrs. Rushworth to her carriage, and walk
33half-way down the park with the two other ladies. On his return to the breakfast-room, he found Mrs. Norris trying to
34make up her mind as to whether Miss Crawford's being of the party were desirable or not, or whether her brother's
35barouche would not be full without her. The Miss Bertrams laughed at the idea, assuring her that the barouche would hold
36four perfectly well, independent of the box, on which one might go with him. "But why is it necessary," said Edmund,
37"that Crawford's carriage, or his only, should be employed? Why is no use to be made of my mother's chaise? I could not,
38when the scheme was first mentioned the other day, understand why a visit from the family were not to be made in the
39carriage of the family." "What!" cried Julia: "go boxed up three in a postchaise in this weather, when we may have seats
40in a barouche! No, my dear Edmund, that will not quite do." "Besides," said Maria, "I know that Mr. Crawford depends
41upon taking us. After what passed at first, he would claim it as a promise." "And, my dear Edmund," added Mrs. Norris,
42"taking out two carriages when one will do, would be trouble for nothing; and, between ourselves, coachman is not very
43fond of the roads between this and Sotherton: he always complains bitterly of the narrow lanes scratching his carriage,
44and you know one should not like to have dear Sir Thomas, when he comes home, find all the varnish scratched off." "That
45would not be a very handsome reason for using Mr. Crawford's," said Maria; "but the truth is, that Wilcox is a stupid
46old fellow, and does not know how to drive. I will answer for it that we shall find no inconvenience from narrow roads
47on Wednesday." "There is no hardship, I suppose, nothing unpleasant," said Edmund, "in going on the barouche box."
48"Unpleasant!" cried Maria: "oh dear! I believe it would be generally thought the favourite seat. There can be no
49comparison as to one's view of the country. Probably Miss Crawford will choose the barouche-box herself." "There can be
50no objection, then, to Fanny's going with you; there can be no doubt of your having room for her." "Fanny!" repeated
51Mrs. Norris; "my dear Edmund, there is no idea of her going with us. She stays with her aunt. I told Mrs. Rushworth so.
52She is not expected." "You can have no reason, I imagine, madam," said he, addressing his mother, "for wishing Fanny not
53to be of the party, but as it relates to yourself, to your own comfort. If you could do without her, you would not wish
54to keep her at home?" "To be sure not, but I cannot do without her." "You can, if I stay at home with you, as I mean to
55do." There was a general cry out at this. "Yes," he continued, "there is no necessity for my going, and I mean to stay
56at home. Fanny has a great desire to see Sotherton. I know she wishes it very much. She has not often a gratification of
57the kind, and I am sure, ma'am, you would be glad to give her the pleasure now?" "Oh yes! very glad, if your aunt sees
58no objection." Mrs. Norris was very ready with the only objection which could remain--their having positively assured
59Mrs. Rushworth that Fanny could not go, and the very strange appearance there would consequently be in taking her, which
60seemed to her a difficulty quite impossible to be got over. It must have the strangest appearance! It would be something
61so very unceremonious, so bordering on disrespect for Mrs. Rushworth, whose own manners were such a pattern of
62good-breeding and attention, that she really did not feel equal to it. Mrs. Norris had no affection for Fanny, and no
63wish of procuring her pleasure at any time; but her opposition to Edmund now, arose more from partiality for her own
64scheme, because it was her own, than from anything else. She felt that she had arranged everything extremely well, and
65that any alteration must be for the worse. When Edmund, therefore, told her in reply, as he did when she would give him
66the hearing, that she need not distress herself on Mrs. Rushworth's account, because he had taken the opportunity, as he
67walked with her through the hall, of mentioning Miss Price as one who would probably be of the party, and had directly
68received a very sufficient invitation for his cousin, Mrs. Norris was too much vexed to submit with a very good grace,
69and would only say, "Very well, very well, just as you chuse, settle it your own way, I am sure I do not care about it."
70"It seems very odd," said Maria, "that you should be staying at home instead of Fanny."
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