Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter IV

           

           TheMissBertramswerenowfullyestablishedamongthebellesoftheneighbourhood;andastheyjoinedtobeautyandbrilliantacquirementsamannernaturallyeasy,andcarefullyformedtogeneralcivilityandobligingness,theypossesseditsfavouraswellasitsadmiration.Theirvanitywasinsuchgoodorderthattheyseemedtobequitefreefromit,andgavethemselvesnoairs;whilethepraisesattendingsuchbehaviour,securedandbroughtroundbytheiraunt,servedtostrengthentheminbelievingtheyhadnofaults.

           LadyBertramdidnotgointopublicwithherdaughters.Shewastooindolenteventoacceptamother’sgratificationinwitnessingtheirsuccessandenjoymentattheexpenseofanypersonaltrouble,andthechargewasmadeovertohersister,whodesirednothingbetterthanapostofsuchhonourablerepresentation,andverythoroughlyrelishedthemeansitaffordedherofmixinginsocietywithouthavinghorsestohire.

           Fannyhadnoshareinthefestivitiesoftheseason;butsheenjoyedbeingavowedlyusefulasheraunt’scompanionwhentheycalledawaytherestofthefamily;and,asMissLeehadleftMansfield,shenaturallybecameeverythingtoLadyBertramduringthenightofaballoraparty.Shetalkedtoher,listenedtoher,readtoher;andthetranquillityofsuchevenings,herperfectsecurityinsuchatete-a-tetefromanysoundofunkindness,wasunspeakablywelcometoamindwhichhadseldomknownapauseinitsalarmsorembarrassments.

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