Chapter 44
Edmund's Long-Awaited Letter
Seven weeks of the two months were very nearly gone, when the one letter, the letter from Edmund, so long expected, was put into Fanny’s hands. As she opened, and saw its length, she prepared herself for a minute detail of happiness and a profusion of love and praise towards the fortunate creature who was now mistress of his fate. These were the contents— “My Dear Fanny,—Excuse me that I have not written before. Crawford told me that you were wishing to hear from me, but I found it impossible to write from London, and persuaded myself that you would…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Practise Marrying for Advantage or for Esteem
Write six lines on Edmund's Long-Awaited Letter: who asked, who paid, and what you would have said. Keep it to this chapter.
Consider:
- •The working skill is Marrying for Advantage or for Esteem.
- •Use only beats from this chapter.
- •Name a cost, not a slogan.
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