Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XIII

           JuliadidseeminclinedtoadmitthatMaria’ssituationmightrequireparticularcautionanddelicacy—butthatcouldnotextendtoher—shewasatliberty;andMariaevidentlyconsideredherengagementasonlyraisinghersomuchmoreaboverestraint,andleavingherlessoccasionthanJuliatoconsulteitherfatherormother.Edmundhadlittletohope,buthewasstillurgingthesubjectwhenHenryCrawfordenteredtheroom,freshfromtheParsonage,callingout,“Nowantofhandsinourtheatre,MissBertram.Nowantofunderstrappers:mysisterdesiresherlove,andhopestobeadmittedintothecompany,andwillbehappytotakethepartofanyoldduennaortameconfidante,thatyoumaynotliketodoyourselves.”

           MariagaveEdmundaglance,whichmeant,“Whatsayyounow?CanwebewrongifMaryCrawfordfeelsthesame?”AndEdmund,silenced,wasobligedtoacknowledgethatthecharmofactingmightwellcarryfascinationtothemindofgenius;andwiththeingenuityoflove,todwellmoreontheobliging,accommodatingpurportofthemessagethanonanythingelse.

           Theschemeadvanced.Oppositionwasvain;andastoMrs.Norris,hewasmistakeninsupposingshewouldwishtomakeany

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