Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XVI

           Tothinkonlyofthelicencewhicheveryrehearsalmusttendtocreate.Itisallverybad!PutyourselfinMissCrawford’splace,Fanny.ConsiderwhatitwouldbetoactAmeliawithastranger.Shehasarighttobefeltfor,becausesheevidentlyfeelsforherself.Iheardenoughofwhatshesaidtoyoulastnighttounderstandherunwillingnesstobeactingwithastranger;andassheprobablyengagedinthepartwithdifferentexpectations—perhapswithoutconsideringthesubjectenoughtoknowwhatwaslikelytobe—itwouldbeungenerous,itwouldbereallywrongtoexposehertoit.Herfeelingsoughttoberespected.Doesitnotstrikeyouso,Fanny?Youhesitate.”

           “IamsorryforMissCrawford;butIammoresorrytoseeyoudrawnintodowhatyouhadresolvedagainst,andwhatyouareknowntothinkwillbedisagreeabletomyuncle.Itwillbesuchatriumphtotheothers!”

           “TheywillnothavemuchcauseoftriumphwhentheyseehowinfamouslyIact.But,however,triumphtherecertainlywillbe,andImustbraveit.ButifIcanbethemeansofrestrainingthepublicityofthebusiness,oflimitingtheexhibition,ofconcentratingourfolly,Ishallbewellrepaid.AsIamnow,Ihavenoinfluence,Icandonothing:Ihaveoffendedthem,andtheywillnothearme;butwhenIhaveputthemingood-humourbythisconcession,Iamnotwithouthopesofpersuadingthemtoconfinetherepresentationwithinamuchsmallercirclethantheyarenowinthehighroadfor.Thiswillbeamaterialgain.MyobjectistoconfineittoMrs.RushworthandtheGrants.

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