Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXVI

           “Mydearchild,”saidshe,laughing,“whatareyouafraidof?DoyouthinkHenrywillclaimthenecklaceasmine,andfancyyoudidnotcomehonestlybyit?orareyouimagininghewouldbetoomuchflatteredbyseeingroundyourlovelythroatanornamentwhichhismoneypurchasedthreeyearsago,beforeheknewtherewassuchathroatintheworld?orperhaps”—lookingarchly—“yoususpectaconfederacybetweenus,andthatwhatIamnowdoingiswithhisknowledgeandathisdesire?”

           WiththedeepestblushesFannyprotestedagainstsuchathought.

           “Well,then,”repliedMissCrawfordmoreseriously,butwithoutatallbelievingher,“toconvincemethatyoususpectnotrick,andareasunsuspiciousofcomplimentasIhavealwaysfoundyou,takethenecklaceandsaynomoreaboutit.Itsbeingagiftofmybrother’sneednotmakethesmallestdifferenceinyouracceptingit,asIassureyouitmakesnoneinmywillingnesstopartwithit.Heisalwaysgivingmesomethingorother.Ihavesuchinnumerablepresentsfromhimthatitisquiteimpossibleformetovalueorforhimtorememberhalf.Andasforthisnecklace,IdonotsupposeIhavewornitsixtimes:itisverypretty,butIneverthinkofit;andthoughyouwouldbemostheartilywelcometoanyotherinmytrinket-box,youhavehappenedtofixontheveryonewhich,ifIhaveachoice,Iwouldratherpartwithandseeinyourpossessionthananyother.Saynomoreagainstit,Ientreatyou.Suchatrifleisnotworthhalfsomanywords

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