I was just listening to a dramatization of Mansfield Park, and I realized how close Henry had come to winning Fanny before jumping the gun with Maria. If he had been steady to his purpose like Darcy was, we would have had a different ending to Mansfield Park. So I am wondering...does anyone know a story, or stories, where this occurred?
On a side note, what do you think Jane Austen was saying with her ending of Mansfield Park? Why was it impossible for Henry to make it to the end (even though I do believe that he loved Fanny) when other characters in other novels do?
