“MydearMissPrice，“saidMissCrawford，assoonasshewasatallwithinhearing，“Iamcometomakemyownapologiesforkeepingyouwaiting；butIhavenothingintheworldtosayformyself——Iknewitwasverylate，andthatIwasbehavingextremelyill；andtherefore，ifyouplease，youmustforgiveme。Selfishnessmustalwaysbeforgiven，youknow，becausethereisnohopeofacure。“
Fanny’sanswerwasextremelycivil，andEdmundaddedhisconvictionthatshecouldbeinnohurry。“Forthereismorethantimeenoughformycousintoridetwiceasfarassheevergoes，“saidhe，“andyouhavebeenpromotinghercomfortbypreventingherfromsettingoffhalfanhoursooner：cloudsarenowcomingup，andshewillnotsufferfromtheheatasshewouldhavedonethen。
Iwish_you_maynotbefatiguedbysomuchexercise。
Iwishyouhadsavedyourselfthiswalkhome。“
“Nopartofitfatiguesmebutgettingoffthishorse，Iassureyou，“saidshe，asshesprangdownwithhishelp；