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1Fanny was disposed to think the influence of London very much at war with all respectable attachments. She saw the proof
2of it in Miss Crawford, as well as in her cousins; her attachment to Edmund had been respectable, the most respectable
3part of her character; her friendship for herself had at least been blameless. Where was either sentiment now? It was so
4long since Fanny had had any letter from her, that she had some reason to think lightly of the friendship which had been
5so dwelt on. It was weeks since she had heard anything of Miss Crawford or of her other connexions in town, except
6through Mansfield, and she was beginning to suppose that she might never know whether Mr. Crawford had gone into Norfolk
7again or not till they met, and might never hear from his sister any more this spring, when the following letter was
8received to revive old and create some new sensations-- "Forgive me, my dear Fanny, as soon as you can, for my long
9silence, and behave as if you could forgive me directly. This is my modest request and expectation, for you are so good,
10that I depend upon being treated better than I deserve, and I write now to beg an immediate answer. I want to know the
11state of things at Mansfield Park, and you, no doubt, are perfectly able to give it. One should be a brute not to feel
12for the distress they are in; and from what I hear, poor Mr. Bertram has a bad chance of ultimate recovery. I thought
13little of his illness at first. I looked upon him as the sort of person to be made a fuss with, and to make a fuss
14himself in any trifling disorder, and was chiefly concerned for those who had to nurse him; but now it is confidently
15asserted that he is really in a decline, that the symptoms are most alarming, and that part of the family, at least, are
16aware of it. If it be so, I am sure you must be included in that part, that discerning part, and therefore entreat you
17to let me know how far I have been rightly informed. I need not say how rejoiced I shall be to hear there has been any
18mistake, but the report is so prevalent that I confess I cannot help trembling. To have such a fine young man cut off in
19the flower of his days is most melancholy. Poor Sir Thomas will feel it dreadfully. I really am quite agitated on the
20subject. Fanny, Fanny, I see you smile and look cunning, but, upon my honour, I never bribed a physician in my life.
21Poor young man! If he is to die, there will be two poor young men less in the world; and with a fearless face and bold
22voice would I say to any one, that wealth and consequence could fall into no hands more deserving of them. It was a
23foolish precipitation last Christmas, but the evil of a few days may be blotted out in part. Varnish and gilding hide
24many stains. It will be but the loss of the Esquire after his name. With real affection, Fanny, like mine, more might be
25overlooked. Write to me by return of post, judge of my anxiety, and do not trifle with it. Tell me the real truth, as
26you have it from the fountainhead. And now, do not trouble yourself to be ashamed of either my feelings or your own.
27Believe me, they are not only natural, they are philanthropic and virtuous. I put it to your conscience, whether 'Sir
28Edmund' would not do more good with all the Bertram property than any other possible 'Sir.' Had the Grants been at home
29I would not have troubled you, but you are now the only one I can apply to for the truth, his sisters not being within
30my reach. Mrs. R. has been spending the Easter with the Aylmers at Twickenham (as to be sure you know), and is not yet
31returned; and Julia is with the cousins who live near Bedford Square, but I forget their name and street. Could I
32immediately apply to either, however, I should still prefer you, because it strikes me that they have all along been so
33unwilling to have their own amusements cut up, as to shut their eyes to the truth. I suppose Mrs. R.'s Easter holidays
34will not last much longer; no doubt they are thorough holidays to her. The Aylmers are pleasant people; and her husband
35away, she can have nothing but enjoyment. I give her credit for promoting his going dutifully down to Bath, to fetch his
36mother; but how will she and the dowager agree in one house? Henry is not at hand, so I have nothing to say from him. Do
37not you think Edmund would have been in town again long ago, but for this illness?--Yours ever, Mary." "I had actually
38begun folding my letter when Henry walked in, but he brings no intelligence to prevent my sending it. Mrs. R. knows a
39decline is apprehended; he saw her this morning: she returns to Wimpole Street to-day; the old lady is come. Now do not
40make yourself uneasy with any queer fancies because he has been spending a few days at Richmond. He does it every
41spring. Be assured he cares for nobody but you. At this very moment he is wild to see you, and occupied only in
42contriving the means for doing so, and for making his pleasure conduce to yours. In proof, he repeats, and more eagerly,
43what he said at Portsmouth about our conveying you home, and I join him in it with all my soul. Dear Fanny, write
44directly, and tell us to come. It will do us all good. He and I can go to the Parsonage, you know, and be no trouble to
45our friends at Mansfield Park. It would really be gratifying to see them all again, and a little addition of society
46might be of infinite use to them; and as to yourself, you must feel yourself to be so wanted there, that you cannot in
47conscience--conscientious as you are--keep away, when you have the means of returning. I have not time or patience to
48give half Henry's messages; be satisfied that the spirit of each and every one is unalterable affection." Fanny's
49disgust at the greater part of this letter, with her extreme reluctance to bring the writer of it and her cousin Edmund
50together, would have made her (as she felt) incapable of judging impartially whether the concluding offer might be
51accepted or not. To herself, individually, it was most tempting. To be finding herself, perhaps within three days,
52transported to Mansfield, was an image of the greatest felicity, but it would have been a material drawback to be owing
53such felicity to persons in whose feelings and conduct, at the present moment, she saw so much to condemn: the sister's
54feelings, the brother's conduct, her cold-hearted ambition, his thoughtless vanity. To have him still the acquaintance,
55the flirt perhaps, of Mrs. Rushworth! She was mortified. She had thought better of him. Happily, however, she was not
56left to weigh and decide between opposite inclinations and doubtful notions of right; there was no occasion to determine
57whether she ought to keep Edmund and Mary asunder or not. She had a rule to apply to, which settled everything. Her awe
58of her uncle, and her dread of taking a liberty with him, made it instantly plain to her what she had to do. She must
59absolutely decline the proposal. If he wanted, he would send for her; and even to offer an early return was a
60presumption which hardly anything would have seemed to justify. She thanked Miss Crawford, but gave a decided negative.
61"Her uncle, she understood, meant to fetch her; and as her cousin's illness had continued so many weeks without her
62being thought at all necessary, she must suppose her return would be unwelcome at present, and that she should be felt
63an encumbrance." Her representation of her cousin's state at this time was exactly according to her own belief of it,
64and such as she supposed would convey to the sanguine mind of her correspondent the hope of everything she was wishing
65for. Edmund would be forgiven for being a clergyman, it seemed, under certain conditions of wealth; and this, she
66suspected, was all the conquest of prejudice which he was so ready to congratulate himself upon. She had only learnt to
67think nothing of consequence but money.
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