Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXIV

           

           Averyfewdayswereenoughtoeffectthis;andattheendofthosefewdays,circumstancesarosewhichhadatendencyrathertoforwardhisviewsofpleasingher,inasmuchastheygaveheradegreeofhappinesswhichmustdisposehertobepleasedwitheverybody.William,herbrother,thesolongabsentanddearlylovedbrother,wasinEnglandagain.Shehadaletterfromhimherself,afewhurriedhappylines,writtenastheshipcameupChannel,andsentintoPortsmouthwiththefirstboatthatlefttheAntwerpatanchorinSpithead;andwhenCrawfordwalkedupwiththenewspaperinhishand,whichhehadhopedwouldbringthefirsttidings,hefoundhertremblingwithjoyoverthisletter,andlisteningwithaglowing,gratefulcountenancetothekindinvitationwhichherunclewasmostcollectedlydictatinginreply.

           ItwasbutthedaybeforethatCrawfordhadmadehimselfthoroughlymasterofthesubject,orhadinfactbecomeatallawareofherhavingsuchabrother,orhisbeinginsuchaship,buttheinterestthenexcitedhadbeenveryproperlylively,determininghimonhisreturntotowntoapplyforinformationastotheprobableperiodoftheAntwerp’sreturnfromtheMediterranean,etc.;andthegoodluckwhichattendedhisearlyexaminationofshipnewsthenextmorningseemedtherewardofhisingenuityinfindingoutsuchamethodofpleasingher,aswellasofhisdutifulattentiontotheAdmiral,inhavingformanyyearstakeninthepaperesteemedtohavetheearliestnavalintelligence.Heproved,however,tobetoolate.

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