She felt that she had arranged everything extremely well, and that any alteration must be for the worse.

When Edmund, therefore, told her in reply, as he did when she would give him the hearing, that she need not distress herself on Mrs.
Rushworth's account, because he had taken the opportunity, as he walked with her through the hall, of mentioning Miss Price as one who would probably be of the party, and had directly received a very sufficient invitation for his cousin, Mrs.Norris was too much vexed to submit with a very good grace, and would only say, "Very well, very well, just as you chuse, settle it your own way, I am sure I do not care about it." "It seems very odd," said Maria, "that you should be staying at home instead of Fanny." "I am sure she ought to be very much obliged to you," added Julia, hastily leaving the room as she spoke, from a consciousness that she ought to offer to stay at home herself.
"Fanny will feel quite as grateful as the occasion requires," was Edmund's only reply, and the subject dropt.
Fanny's gratitude, when she heard the plan, was, in fact, much greater than her pleasure.

She felt Edmund's kindness with all, and more than all, the sensibility which he, unsuspicious of her fond attachment, could be aware of; but that he should forego any enjoyment on her account gave her pain, and her own satisfaction in seeing Sotherton would be nothing without him.
The next meeting of the two Mansfield families produced another alteration in the plan, and one that was admitted with general approbation.

Mrs.Grant offered herself as companion for the day to Lady Bertram in lieu of her son, and Dr.Grant was to join them at dinner.
Lady Bertram was very well pleased to have it so, and the young ladies were in spirits again.

Even Edmund was very thankful for an arrangement which restored him to his share of the party; and Mrs.Norris thought it an excellent plan, and had it at her tongue's end, and was on the point of proposing it, when Mrs.Grant spoke.
Wednesday was fine, and soon after breakfast the barouche arrived, Mr.
Crawford driving his sisters; and as everybody was ready, there was nothing to be done but for Mrs.Grant to alight and the others to take their places.