Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXII

           Hesawherlipsformedintoano,thoughthesoundwasinarticulate,butherfacewaslikescarlet.That,however,insomodestagirl,mightbeverycompatiblewithinnocence;andchusingatleasttoappearsatisfied,hequicklyadded,“No,no,Iknowthatisquiteoutofthequestion;quiteimpossible.Well,thereisnothingmoretobesaid.”

           Andforafewminuteshedidsaynothing.Hewasdeepinthought.Hisniecewasdeepinthoughtlikewise,tryingtohardenandprepareherselfagainstfartherquestioning.Shewouldratherdiethanownthetruth;andshehoped,byalittlereflection,tofortifyherselfbeyondbetrayingit.

           “IndependentlyoftheinterestwhichMr.Crawford’schoiceseemedtojustify”saidSirThomas,beginningagain,andverycomposedly,“hiswishingtomarryatallsoearlyisrecommendatorytome.Iamanadvocateforearlymarriages,wheretherearemeansinproportion,andwouldhaveeveryyoungman,withasufficientincome,settleassoonafterfour-and-twentyashecan.Thisissomuchmyopinion,thatIamsorrytothinkhowlittlelikelymyowneldestson,yourcousin,Mr.Bertram,istomarryearly;butatpresent,asfarasIcanjudge,matrimonymakesnopartofhisplansorthoughts.Iwishheweremorelikelytofix.”HerewasaglanceatFanny.“Edmund,Iconsider,fromhisdispositionsandhabits,asmuchmorelikelytomarryearlythanhisbrother.He,indeed,Ihavelatelythought,hasseenthewomanhecouldlove,which,Iamconvinced,myeldestsonhasnot.AmIright?Doyouagreewithme,mydear?”

           “Yes,sir.

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