Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XIX

           Yates’sfamilyandconnexionsweresufficientlyknowntohimtorenderhisintroductionasthe“particularfriend,”anotherofthehundredparticularfriendsofhisson,exceedinglyunwelcome;anditneededallthefelicityofbeingagainathome,andalltheforbearanceitcouldsupply,tosaveSirThomasfromangeronfindinghimselfthusbewilderedinhisownhouse,makingpartofaridiculousexhibitioninthemidstoftheatricalnonsense,andforcedinsountowardamomenttoadmittheacquaintanceofayoungmanwhomhefeltsureofdisapproving,andwhoseeasyindifferenceandvolubilityinthecourseofthefirstfiveminutesseemedtomarkhimthemostathomeofthetwo.

           Tomunderstoodhisfather’sthoughts,andheartilywishinghemightbealwaysaswelldisposedtogivethembutpartialexpression,begantosee,moreclearlythanhehadeverdonebefore,thattheremightbesomegroundofoffence,thattheremightbesomereasonfortheglancehisfathergavetowardstheceilingandstuccooftheroom;andthatwhenheinquiredwithmildgravityafterthefateofthebilliard-table,hewasnotproceedingbeyondaveryallowablecuriosity.Afewminuteswereenoughforsuchunsatisfactorysensationsoneachside;andSirThomashavingexertedhimselfsofarastospeakafewwordsofcalmapprobationinreplytoaneagerappealofMr.Yates,astothehappinessofthearrangement,thethreegentlemenreturnedtothedrawing-roomtogether,SirThomaswithanincreaseofgravitywhichwasnotlostonall.

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