Therehadbeensomethingremarkablyamiableabouther。
FannyinthoseearlydayshadpreferredhertoSusan;
andwhenthenewsofherdeathhadatlastreachedMansfield,hadforashorttimebeenquiteafflicted。ThesightofBetseybroughttheimageoflittleMarybackagain,butshewouldnothavepainedhermotherbyalludingtoherfortheworld。Whileconsideringherwiththeseideas,Betsey,atasmalldistance,washoldingoutsomethingtocatchhereyes,meaningtoscreenitatthesametimefromSusan’s。
“Whathaveyougotthere,mylove?“saidFanny;
“comeandshewittome。“