"Then it occurred to her what might be going on; a suspicion rushed over her mind which drove the colour from her cheeks."
— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
T. Egerton
Date
1814
Metaphor
"Then it occurred to her what might be going on; a suspicion rushed over her mind which drove the colour from her cheeks."
Metaphor in Context
While Fanny's mind was engaged in these sort of hopes, her uncle was soon after tea called out of the room; an occurrence too common to strike her, and she thought nothing of it till the butler re-appeared ten minutes afterwards, and advancing decidedly towards herself, said, "Sir Thomas wishes to speak with you, Ma'am, in his own room." Then it occurred to her what might be going on; a suspicion rushed over her mind which drove the colour from her cheeks; but instantly rising, she was preparing to obey, when Mrs. Norris called out, "Stay, stay, Fanny! what are you about?--where are you going?--don't be in such a hurry. Depend upon it, it is not you that are wanted; depend upon it it is me; (looking at the butler) but you are so very eager to put yourself forward. What should Sir Thomas want you for? It is me, Baddeley, you mean; I am coming this moment. You mean me, Baddeley, I am sure; Sir Thomas wants me, not Miss Price."
(III.i, p. 220)
(III.i, p. 220)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" in HDIS (Austen)
Citation
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, ed. Claudia Johnson (New York: Norton, 1998). <Link to 1814 edition in Google Books>
Theme
Free Indirect Discourse
Date of Entry
06/09/2011
