Let other pens dwell on guilt1 and misery2.
I quit such odious3 subjects as soon
as I can, impatient to restore everybody,
not greatly in fault themselves, to tolerable
comfort, and to have
done with all the rest
.My Fanny, indeed, at th
is very time,
I have the satisfaction
of knowing, must
have been happy in spite
of everything.
She must have been a h
appy creature in
spite of all that she fe
lt, or thought she
felt, for the distress4 of tho
se around her.
She had sources of deligh
t that must
force their way. She wa
s returned to Mansf
ield Park, she was usef
ul, she was
beloved; she was safe f
rom Mr. Crawford; a
nd when Sir Thomas came back
she had every proof that
could be given in hi
s then melancholy5 state of
spirits, of his perfe
ct approbation6 and
increased regard; a
nd happy as all
this must mak
e her, she would still
have been hap
py without any of it, for
Edmund was
no longer the dupe
of Miss Crawford.