Chapters 44, 45, and 46 Summary

Edmund saw Henry Crawford at Mrs. Fraser's home, and he's as impressed with him as ever. Henry and Maria saw each other there, and there was definite coolness on Maria's part. Edmund says that Sir Thomas plans to fetch Fanny himself, but he won't be able to do it until after Easter. Fanny is upset to hear this because she feels ready to go back to Mansfield right away.

Within a few days Fanny receives a letter from her aunt, Lady Bertram. She says that Tom went to London with a group of young men, and after a good deal of drinking he came down with a fever and has been very ill ever since. Edmund is leaving to retrieve Tom and bring him back to Mansfield Park to convalesce. Fanny is consumed with worry for the Bertram family.

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