Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XVIII

           Hetoohadhisbook,andwasseekingFanny,toaskhertorehearsewithhim,andhelphimtopreparefortheevening,withoutknowingMissCrawfordtobeinthehouse;andgreatwasthejoyandanimationofbeingthusthrowntogether,ofcomparingschemes,andsympathisinginpraiseofFanny’skindoffices.

           Shecouldnotequalthemintheirwarmth.Herspiritssankundertheglowoftheirs,andshefeltherselfbecomingtoonearlynothingtobothtohaveanycomfortinhavingbeensoughtbyeither.Theymustnowrehearsetogether.Edmundproposed,urged,entreatedit,tillthelady,notveryunwillingatfirst,couldrefusenolonger,andFannywaswantedonlytopromptandobservethem.Shewasinvested,indeed,withtheofficeofjudgeandcritic,andearnestlydesiredtoexerciseitandtellthemalltheirfaults;butfromdoingsoeveryfeelingwithinhershrank—shecouldnot,wouldnot,darednotattemptit:hadshebeenotherwisequalifiedforcriticism,herconsciencemusthaverestrainedherfromventuringatdisapprobation.Shebelievedherselftofeeltoomuchofitintheaggregateforhonestyorsafetyinparticulars.Topromptthemmustbeenoughforher;anditwassometimesmorethanenough;forshecouldnotalwayspayattentiontothebook.Inwatchingthemsheforgotherself;and,agitatedbytheincreasingspiritofEdmund’smanner,hadonceclosedthepageandturnedawayexactlyashewantedhelp.Itwasimputedtoveryreasonableweariness,andshewasthankedandpitied;butshedeservedtheirpitymorethanshehopedtheywouldeversurmise.

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