Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXII

           

           Itwasgently,butitwascalmlysaid,andSirThomaswaseasyonthescoreofthecousins.Buttheremovalofhisalarmdidhisniecenoservice:asherunaccountablenesswasconfirmedhisdispleasureincreased;andgettingupandwalkingabouttheroomwithafrown,whichFannycouldpicturetoherself,thoughshedarednotliftuphereyes,heshortlyafterwards,andinavoiceofauthority,said,“Haveyouanyreason,child,tothinkillofMr.Crawford’stemper?”

           “No,sir.”

           Shelongedtoadd,“ButofhisprinciplesIhave”;butherheartsunkundertheappallingprospectofdiscussion,explanation,andprobablynon-conviction.Herillopinionofhimwasfoundedchieflyonobservations,which,forhercousins’sake,shecouldscarcelydarementiontotheirfather.MariaandJulia,andespeciallyMaria,weresocloselyimplicatedinMr.Crawford’smisconduct,thatshecouldnotgivehischaracter,suchasshebelievedit,withoutbetrayingthem.Shehadhopedthat,toamanlikeheruncle,sodiscerning,sohonourable,sogood,thesimpleacknowledgmentofsettleddislikeonhersidewouldhavebeensufficient.Toherinfinitegriefshefounditwasnot.

           SirThomascametowardsthetablewhereshesatintremblingwretchedness,andwithagooddealofcoldsternness,said,“Itisofnouse,Iperceive,totalktoyou.Wehadbetterputanendtothismostmortifyingconference.Mr.Crawfordmustnotbekeptlongerwaiting.

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