“Themindwhichdoesnotstruggleagainstitselfunder_one_circumstance，wouldfindobjectstodistractitinthe_other_，Ibelieve；andtheinfluenceoftheplaceandofexamplemayoftenrousebetterfeelingsthanarebegunwith。Thegreaterlengthoftheservice，however，Iadmittobesometimestoohardastretchuponthemind。
Onewishesitwerenotso；butIhavenotyetleftOxfordlongenoughtoforgetwhatchapelprayersare。“
Whilethiswaspassing，therestofthepartybeingscatteredaboutthechapel，JuliacalledMr。Crawford’sattentiontohersister，bysaying，“DolookatMr。RushworthandMaria，standingsidebyside，exactlyasiftheceremonyweregoingtobeperformed。Havenottheycompletelytheairofit？“
Mr。Crawfordsmiledhisacquiescence，andsteppingforwardtoMaria，said，inavoicewhichsheonlycouldhear，“IdonotliketoseeMissBertramsonearthealtar。“
Starting，theladyinstinctivelymovedasteportwo，butrecoveringherselfinamoment，affectedtolaugh，andaskedhim，inatonenotmuchlouder，“Ifhewouldgiveheraway？“