Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXII

           Granthimselfwentoutwithanumbrella,therewasnothingtobedonebuttobeverymuchashamed,andtogetintothehouseasfastaspossible;andtopoorMissCrawford,whohadjustbeencontemplatingthedismalraininaverydespondingstateofmind,sighingovertheruinofallherplanofexerciseforthatmorning,andofeverychanceofseeingasinglecreaturebeyondthemselvesforthenexttwenty-fourhours,thesoundofalittlebustleatthefrontdoor,andthesightofMissPricedrippingwithwetinthevestibule,wasdelightful.Thevalueofaneventonawetdayinthecountrywasmostforciblybroughtbeforeher.Shewasallaliveagaindirectly,andamongthemostactiveinbeingusefultoFanny,indetectinghertobewetterthanshewouldatfirstallow,andprovidingherwithdryclothes;andFanny,afterbeingobligedtosubmittoallthisattention,andtobeingassistedandwaitedonbymistressesandmaids,beingalsoobliged,onreturningdownstairs,tobefixedintheirdrawing-roomforanhourwhiletheraincontinued,theblessingofsomethingfreshtoseeandthinkofwasthusextendedtoMissCrawford,andmightcarryonherspiritstotheperiodofdressinganddinner.

           Thetwosistersweresokindtoher,andsopleasant,thatFannymighthaveenjoyedhervisitcouldshehavebelievedherselfnotintheway,andcouldshehaveforeseenthattheweatherwouldcertainlyclearattheendofthehour,andsaveherfromtheshameofhavingDr.Grant’scarriageandhorsesouttotakeherhome,withwhichshewasthreatened.

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