andIamnotatallafraidforher，aftersuchaproofasshehasgiventhatherfeelingsarenotstrong。“
Fannysupposedshemusthavebeenmistaken，andmeanttothinkdifferentlyinfuture；butwithallthatsubmissiontoEdmundcoulddo，andallthehelpofthecoincidinglooksandhintswhichsheoccasionallynoticedinsomeoftheothers，andwhichseemedtosaythatJuliawasMr。Crawford’schoice，sheknewnotalwayswhattothink。
Shewasprivy，oneevening，tothehopesofherauntNorrisonthesubject，aswellastoherfeelings，andthefeelingsofMrs。Rushworth，onapointofsomesimilarity，andcouldnothelpwonderingasshelistened；
andgladwouldshehavebeennottobeobligedtolisten，foritwaswhilealltheotheryoungpeopleweredancing，andshesitting，mostunwillingly，amongthechaperonsatthefire，longingforthere-entranceofhereldercousin，onwhomallherownhopesofapartnerthendepended。
ItwasFanny’sfirstball，thoughwithoutthepreparationorsplendourofmanyayounglady’sfirstball，beingthethoughtonlyoftheafternoon，builtonthelateacquisitionofaviolinplayerintheservants’hall，andthepossibilityofraisingfivecouplewiththehelpofMrs。GrantandanewintimatefriendofMr。Bertram’sjustarrivedonavisit。