Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXII

           Honesty,inthesomethingbetween,inthemiddlestateofworldlycircumstances,isallthatIamanxiousforyournotlookingdownon.”

           “ButIdolookdownuponit,ifitmighthavebeenhigher.Imustlookdownuponanythingcontentedwithobscuritywhenitmightrisetodistinction.”

           “Buthowmayitrise?Howmaymyhonestyatleastrisetoanydistinction?”

           Thiswasnotsoveryeasyaquestiontoanswer,andoccasionedan“Oh!”ofsomelengthfromthefairladybeforeshecouldadd,“Yououghttobeinparliament,oryoushouldhavegoneintothearmytenyearsago.”

           “Thatisnotmuchtothepurposenow;andastomybeinginparliament,IbelieveImustwaittillthereisanespecialassemblyfortherepresentationofyoungersonswhohavelittletoliveon.No,MissCrawford,”headded,inamoreserioustone,“therearedistinctionswhichIshouldbemiserableifIthoughtmyselfwithoutanychance—absolutelywithoutchanceorpossibilityofobtaining—buttheyareofadifferentcharacter.”

           Alookofconsciousnessashespoke,andwhatseemedaconsciousnessofmanneronMissCrawford’ssideasshemadesomelaughinganswer,wassorrowfullfoodforFanny’sobservation;andfindingherselfquiteunabletoattendassheoughttoMrs.

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