No，Icansafelysay，Ihavenopleasuresocomplete，sounalloyed。Itiswithoutadrawback。“
UponsuchexpressionsofaffectionFannycouldhavelivedanhourwithoutsayinganotherword；butEdmund，afterwaitingamoment，obligedhertobringdownhermindfromitsheavenlyflightbysaying，“Butwhatisitthatyouwanttoconsultmeabout？“
Itwasaboutthenecklace，whichshewasnowmostearnestlylongingtoreturn，andhopedtoobtainhisapprobationofherdoing。Shegavethehistoryofherrecentvisit，andnowherrapturesmightwellbeover；forEdmundwassostruckwiththecircumstance，sodelightedwithwhatMissCrawfordhaddone，sogratifiedbysuchacoincidenceofconductbetweenthem，thatFannycouldnotbutadmitthesuperiorpowerofonepleasureoverhisownmind，thoughitmighthaveitsdrawback。Itwassometimebeforeshecouldgethisattentiontoherplan，oranyanswertoherdemandofhisopinion：hewasinareverieoffondreflection，utteringonlynowandthenafewhalf-sentencesofpraise；butwhenhedidawakeandunderstand，hewasverydecidedinopposingwhatshewished。
“Returnthenecklace!No，mydearFanny，uponnoaccount。
Itwouldbemortifyingherseverely。Therecanhardlybeamoreunpleasantsensationthanthehavinganythingreturnedonourhandswhichwehavegivenwithareasonablehopeofitscontributingtothecomfortofafriend。