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1The novelty of travelling, and the happiness of being with William, soon produced their natural effect on Fanny's
2spirits, when Mansfield Park was fairly left behind; and by the time their first stage was ended, and they were to quit
3Sir Thomas's carriage, she was able to take leave of the old coachman, and send back proper messages, with cheerful
4looks. Of pleasant talk between the brother and sister there was no end. Everything supplied an amusement to the high
5glee of William's mind, and he was full of frolic and joke in the intervals of their higher-toned subjects, all of which
6ended, if they did not begin, in praise of the Thrush, conjectures how she would be employed, schemes for an action with
7some superior force, which (supposing the first lieutenant out of the way, and William was not very merciful to the
8first lieutenant) was to give himself the next step as soon as possible, or speculations upon prize-money, which was to
9be generously distributed at home, with only the reservation of enough to make the little cottage comfortable, in which
10he and Fanny were to pass all their middle and later life together. Fanny's immediate concerns, as far as they involved
11Mr. Crawford, made no part of their conversation. William knew what had passed, and from his heart lamented that his
12sister's feelings should be so cold towards a man whom he must consider as the first of human characters; but he was of
13an age to be all for love, and therefore unable to blame; and knowing her wish on the subject, he would not distress her
14by the slightest allusion. She had reason to suppose herself not yet forgotten by Mr. Crawford. She had heard repeatedly
15from his sister within the three weeks which had passed since their leaving Mansfield, and in each letter there had been
16a few lines from himself, warm and determined like his speeches. It was a correspondence which Fanny found quite as
17unpleasant as she had feared. Miss Crawford's style of writing, lively and affectionate, was itself an evil, independent
18of what she was thus forced into reading from the brother's pen, for Edmund would never rest till she had read the chief
19of the letter to him; and then she had to listen to his admiration of her language, and the warmth of her attachments.
20There had, in fact, been so much of message, of allusion, of recollection, so much of Mansfield in every letter, that
21Fanny could not but suppose it meant for him to hear; and to find herself forced into a purpose of that kind, compelled
22into a correspondence which was bringing her the addresses of the man she did not love, and obliging her to administer
23to the adverse passion of the man she did, was cruelly mortifying. Here, too, her present removal promised advantage.
24When no longer under the same roof with Edmund, she trusted that Miss Crawford would have no motive for writing strong
25enough to overcome the trouble, and that at Portsmouth their correspondence would dwindle into nothing. With such
26thoughts as these, among ten hundred others, Fanny proceeded in her journey safely and cheerfully, and as expeditiously
27as could rationally be hoped in the dirty month of February. They entered Oxford, but she could take only a hasty
28glimpse of Edmund's college as they passed along, and made no stop anywhere till they reached Newbury, where a
29comfortable meal, uniting dinner and supper, wound up the enjoyments and fatigues of the day. The next morning saw them
30off again at an early hour; and with no events, and no delays, they regularly advanced, and were in the environs of
31Portsmouth while there was yet daylight for Fanny to look around her, and wonder at the new buildings. They passed the
32drawbridge, and entered the town; and the light was only beginning to fail as, guided by William's powerful voice, they
33were rattled into a narrow street, leading from the High Street, and drawn up before the door of a small house now
34inhabited by Mr. Price. Fanny was all agitation and flutter; all hope and apprehension. The moment they stopped, a
35trollopy-looking maidservant, seemingly in waiting for them at the door, stepped forward, and more intent on telling the
36news than giving them any help, immediately began with, "The Thrush is gone out of harbour, please sir, and one of the
37officers has been here to--" She was interrupted by a fine tall boy of eleven years old, who, rushing out of the house,
38pushed the maid aside, and while William was opening the chaise-door himself, called out, "You are just in time. We have
39been looking for you this half-hour. The Thrush went out of harbour this morning. I saw her. It was a beautiful sight.
40And they think she will have her orders in a day or two. And Mr. Campbell was here at four o'clock to ask for you: he
41has got one of the Thrush's boats, and is going off to her at six, and hoped you would be here in time to go with him."
42A stare or two at Fanny, as William helped her out of the carriage, was all the voluntary notice which this brother
43bestowed; but he made no objection to her kissing him, though still entirely engaged in detailing farther particulars of
44the Thrush's going out of harbour, in which he had a strong right of interest, being to commence his career of
45seamanship in her at this very time. Another moment and Fanny was in the narrow entrance-passage of the house, and in
46her mother's arms, who met her there with looks of true kindness, and with features which Fanny loved the more, because
47they brought her aunt Bertram's before her, and there were her two sisters: Susan, a well-grown fine girl of fourteen,
48and Betsey, the youngest of the family, about five--both glad to see her in their way, though with no advantage of
49manner in receiving her. But manner Fanny did not want. Would they but love her, she should be satisfied. She was then
50taken into a parlour, so small that her first conviction was of its being only a passage-room to something better, and
51she stood for a moment expecting to be invited on; but when she saw there was no other door, and that there were signs
52of habitation before her, she called back her thoughts, reproved herself, and grieved lest they should have been
53suspected. Her mother, however, could not stay long enough to suspect anything. She was gone again to the street-door,
54to welcome William. "Oh! my dear William, how glad I am to see you. But have you heard about the Thrush? She is gone out
55of harbour already; three days before we had any thought of it; and I do not know what I am to do about Sam's things,
56they will never be ready in time; for she may have her orders to-morrow, perhaps. It takes me quite unawares. And now
57you must be off for Spithead too. Campbell has been here, quite in a worry about you; and now what shall we do? I
58thought to have had such a comfortable evening with you, and here everything comes upon me at once." Her son answered
59cheerfully, telling her that everything was always for the best; and making light of his own inconvenience in being
60obliged to hurry away so soon. "To be sure, I had much rather she had stayed in harbour, that I might have sat a few
61hours with you in comfort; but as there is a boat ashore, I had better go off at once, and there is no help for it.
62Whereabouts does the Thrush lay at Spithead? Near the Canopus? But no matter; here's Fanny in the parlour, and why
63should we stay in the passage? Come, mother, you have hardly looked at your own dear Fanny yet." In they both came, and
64Mrs. Price having kindly kissed her daughter again, and commented a little on her growth, began with very natural
65solicitude to feel for their fatigues and wants as travellers. "Poor dears! how tired you must both be! and now, what
66will you have? I began to think you would never come. Betsey and I have been watching for you this half-hour. And when
67did you get anything to eat? And what would you like to have now? I could not tell whether you would be for some meat,
68or only a dish of tea, after your journey, or else I would have got something ready. And now I am afraid Campbell will
69be here before there is time to dress a steak, and we have no butcher at hand. It is very inconvenient to have no
70butcher in the street. We were better off in our last house. Perhaps you would like some tea as soon as it can be got."
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