Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXII

           Crawfordexactlywhatayoungheatedfancyimaginestobenecessaryforhappiness,youresolvetorefusehimatonce,withoutwishingevenforalittletimetoconsiderofit,alittlemoretimeforcoolconsideration,andforreallyexaminingyourowninclinations;andare,inawildfitoffolly,throwingawayfromyousuchanopportunityofbeingsettledinlife,eligibly,honourably,noblysettled,aswill,probably,neveroccurtoyouagain.Hereisayoungmanofsense,ofcharacter,oftemper,ofmanners,andoffortune,exceedinglyattachedtoyou,andseekingyourhandinthemosthandsomeanddisinterestedway;andletmetellyou,Fanny,thatyoumayliveeighteenyearslongerintheworldwithoutbeingaddressedbyamanofhalfMr.Crawford’sestate,oratenthpartofhismerits.GladlywouldIhavebestowedeitherofmyowndaughtersonhim.Mariaisnoblymarried;buthadMr.CrawfordsoughtJulia’shand,IshouldhavegivenittohimwithsuperiorandmoreheartfeltsatisfactionthanIgaveMaria’stoMr.Rushworth.”Afterhalfamoment’spause:“AndIshouldhavebeenverymuchsurprisedhadeitherofmydaughters,onreceivingaproposalofmarriageatanytimewhichmightcarrywithitonlyhalftheeligibilityofthis,immediatelyandperemptorily,andwithoutpayingmyopinionormyregardthecomplimentofanyconsultation,putadecidednegativeonit.Ishouldhavebeenmuchsurprisedandmuchhurtbysuchaproceeding.Ishouldhavethoughtitagrossviolationofdutyandrespect.Youarenottobejudgedbythesamerule.Youdonotowemethedutyofachild.

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