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1Henry Crawford was at Mansfield Park again the next morning, and at an earlier hour than common visiting warrants. The
2two ladies were together in the breakfast-room, and, fortunately for him, Lady Bertram was on the very point of quitting
3it as he entered. She was almost at the door, and not chusing by any means to take so much trouble in vain, she still
4went on, after a civil reception, a short sentence about being waited for, and a "Let Sir Thomas know" to the servant.
5Henry, overjoyed to have her go, bowed and watched her off, and without losing another moment, turned instantly to
6Fanny, and, taking out some letters, said, with a most animated look, "I must acknowledge myself infinitely obliged to
7any creature who gives me such an opportunity of seeing you alone: I have been wishing it more than you can have any
8idea. Knowing as I do what your feelings as a sister are, I could hardly have borne that any one in the house should
9share with you in the first knowledge of the news I now bring. He is made. Your brother is a lieutenant. I have the
10infinite satisfaction of congratulating you on your brother's promotion. Here are the letters which announce it, this
11moment come to hand. You will, perhaps, like to see them." Fanny could not speak, but he did not want her to speak. To
12see the expression of her eyes, the change of her complexion, the progress of her feelings, their doubt, confusion, and
13felicity, was enough. She took the letters as he gave them. The first was from the Admiral to inform his nephew, in a
14few words, of his having succeeded in the object he had undertaken, the promotion of young Price, and enclosing two
15more, one from the Secretary of the First Lord to a friend, whom the Admiral had set to work in the business, the other
16from that friend to himself, by which it appeared that his lordship had the very great happiness of attending to the
17recommendation of Sir Charles; that Sir Charles was much delighted in having such an opportunity of proving his regard
18for Admiral Crawford, and that the circumstance of Mr. William Price's commission as Second Lieutenant of H.M. Sloop
19Thrush being made out was spreading general joy through a wide circle of great people. While her hand was trembling
20under these letters, her eye running from one to the other, and her heart swelling with emotion, Crawford thus
21continued, with unfeigned eagerness, to express his interest in the event-- "I will not talk of my own happiness," said
22he, "great as it is, for I think only of yours. Compared with you, who has a right to be happy? I have almost grudged
23myself my own prior knowledge of what you ought to have known before all the world. I have not lost a moment, however.
24The post was late this morning, but there has not been since a moment's delay. How impatient, how anxious, how wild I
25have been on the subject, I will not attempt to describe; how severely mortified, how cruelly disappointed, in not
26having it finished while I was in London! I was kept there from day to day in the hope of it, for nothing less dear to
27me than such an object would have detained me half the time from Mansfield. But though my uncle entered into my wishes
28with all the warmth I could desire, and exerted himself immediately, there were difficulties from the absence of one
29friend, and the engagements of another, which at last I could no longer bear to stay the end of, and knowing in what
30good hands I left the cause, I came away on Monday, trusting that many posts would not pass before I should be followed
31by such very letters as these. My uncle, who is the very best man in the world, has exerted himself, as I knew he would,
32after seeing your brother. He was delighted with him. I would not allow myself yesterday to say how delighted, or to
33repeat half that the Admiral said in his praise. I deferred it all till his praise should be proved the praise of a
34friend, as this day does prove it. Now I may say that even I could not require William Price to excite a greater
35interest, or be followed by warmer wishes and higher commendation, than were most voluntarily bestowed by my uncle after
36the evening they had passed together." "Has this been all your doing, then?" cried Fanny. "Good heaven! how very, very
37kind! Have you really--was it by your desire? I beg your pardon, but I am bewildered. Did Admiral Crawford apply? How
38was it? I am stupefied." Henry was most happy to make it more intelligible, by beginning at an earlier stage, and
39explaining very particularly what he had done. His last journey to London had been undertaken with no other view than
40that of introducing her brother in Hill Street, and prevailing on the Admiral to exert whatever interest he might have
41for getting him on. This had been his business. He had communicated it to no creature: he had not breathed a syllable of
42it even to Mary; while uncertain of the issue, he could not have borne any participation of his feelings, but this had
43been his business; and he spoke with such a glow of what his solicitude had been, and used such strong expressions, was
44so abounding in the deepest interest, in twofold motives, in views and wishes more than could be told, that Fanny could
45not have remained insensible of his drift, had she been able to attend; but her heart was so full and her senses still
46so astonished, that she could listen but imperfectly even to what he told her of William, and saying only when he
47paused, "How kind! how very kind! Oh, Mr. Crawford, we are infinitely obliged to you! Dearest, dearest William!" She
48jumped up and moved in haste towards the door, crying out, "I will go to my uncle. My uncle ought to know it as soon as
49possible." But this could not be suffered. The opportunity was too fair, and his feelings too impatient. He was after
50her immediately. "She must not go, she must allow him five minutes longer," and he took her hand and led her back to her
51seat, and was in the middle of his farther explanation, before she had suspected for what she was detained. When she did
52understand it, however, and found herself expected to believe that she had created sensations which his heart had never
53known before, and that everything he had done for William was to be placed to the account of his excessive and
54unequalled attachment to her, she was exceedingly distressed, and for some moments unable to speak. She considered it
55all as nonsense, as mere trifling and gallantry, which meant only to deceive for the hour; she could not but feel that
56it was treating her improperly and unworthily, and in such a way as she had not deserved; but it was like himself, and
57entirely of a piece with what she had seen before; and she would not allow herself to shew half the displeasure she
58felt, because he had been conferring an obligation, which no want of delicacy on his part could make a trifle to her.
59While her heart was still bounding with joy and gratitude on William's behalf, she could not be severely resentful of
60anything that injured only herself; and after having twice drawn back her hand, and twice attempted in vain to turn away
61from him, she got up, and said only, with much agitation, "Don't, Mr. Crawford, pray don't! I beg you would not. This is
62a sort of talking which is very unpleasant to me. I must go away. I cannot bear it." But he was still talking on,
63describing his affection, soliciting a return, and, finally, in words so plain as to bear but one meaning even to her,
64offering himself, hand, fortune, everything, to her acceptance. It was so; he had said it. Her astonishment and
65confusion increased; and though still not knowing how to suppose him serious, she could hardly stand. He pressed for an
66answer. "No, no, no!" she cried, hiding her face. "This is all nonsense. Do not distress me. I can hear no more of this.
67Your kindness to William makes me more obliged to you than words can express; but I do not want, I cannot bear, I must
68not listen to such--No, no, don't think of me. But you are not thinking of me. I know it is all nothing."
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