Fanny Left Behind — Mansfield Park

Edmund asks Fanny what she thinks of Miss Crawford. Fanny says she likes to hear her talk but was shocked by what Mary said of her uncle, the admiral. Edmund defends Mary as lively and allows that she had a poor example in her aunt.

The harp arrives, and Edmund is at the Parsonage every morning to hear it. Mary has her first ride on Fanny's mare, keeps Fanny waiting, and then keeps the mare for the next rides as well. Edmund suggests to Fanny that she stay at home. Four fine mornings go by in showing the Crawfords the country, and Fanny is left out. After a long day of errands in the heat she sits through the evening with a headache, while Mrs Norris says she had to be out. Edmund says nothing to his aunts, brings Fanny a glass of Madeira, and she is more moved by it than by anything he could have said.