Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXIII

           Whenisittobe?MissPrice,willnotyoujoinmeinencouragingyourcousin?Willnotyouengagetoattendwithyoureyessteadilyfixedonhimthewholetime—asIshalldo—nottoloseaword;oronlylookingoffjusttonotedownanysentencepreeminentlybeautiful?Wewillprovideourselveswithtabletsandapencil.Whenwillitbe?YoumustpreachatMansfield,youknow,thatSirThomasandLadyBertrammayhearyou.”

           “Ishallkeepclearofyou,Crawford,aslongasIcan,”saidEdmund;“foryouwouldbemorelikelytodisconcertme,andIshouldbemoresorrytoseeyoutryingatitthanalmostanyotherman.”

           “Willhenotfeelthis?”thoughtFanny.“No,hecanfeelnothingasheought.”

           Thepartybeingnowallunited,andthechieftalkersattractingeachother,sheremainedintranquillity;andasawhist-tablewasformedaftertea—formedreallyfortheamusementofDr.Grant,byhisattentivewife,thoughitwasnottobesupposedso—andMissCrawfordtookherharp,shehadnothingtodobuttolisten;andhertranquillityremainedundisturbedtherestoftheevening,exceptwhenMr.Crawfordnowandthenaddressedtoheraquestionorobservation,whichshecouldnotavoidanswering.MissCrawfordwastoomuchvexedbywhathadpassedtobeinahumourforanythingbutmusic.Withthatshesoothedherselfandamusedherfriend.

           TheassuranceofEdmund’sbeingsosoontotakeorders,cominguponherlikeablowthathadbeensuspended,andstillhopeduncertainandatadistance,wasfeltwithresentmentandmortification.Shewasveryangrywithhim

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