Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           Hiscelebratedpassagesarequotedbyeverybody;theyareinhalfthebooksweopen,andwealltalkShakespeare,usehissimiles,anddescribewithhisdescriptions;butthisistotallydistinctfromgivinghissenseasyougaveit.Toknowhiminbitsandscrapsiscommonenough;toknowhimprettythoroughlyis,perhaps,notuncommon;buttoreadhimwellaloudisnoeverydaytalent.”

           “Sir,youdomehonour,”wasCrawford’sanswer,withabowofmockgravity.

           BothgentlemenhadaglanceatFanny,toseeifawordofaccordantpraisecouldbeextortedfromher;yetbothfeelingthatitcouldnotbe.Herpraisehadbeengiveninherattention;thatmustcontentthem.

           LadyBertram’sadmirationwasexpressed,andstronglytoo.“Itwasreallylikebeingataplay,”saidshe.“IwishSirThomashadbeenhere.”

           Crawfordwasexcessivelypleased.IfLadyBertram,withallherincompetencyandlanguor,couldfeelthis,theinferenceofwhatherniece,aliveandenlightenedasshewas,mustfeel,waselevating.

           “Youhaveagreatturnforacting,Iamsure,Mr.Crawford,”saidherladyshipsoonafterwards;“andIwilltellyouwhat,Ithinkyouwillhaveatheatre,sometimeorother,atyourhouseinNorfolk.Imeanwhenyouaresettledthere.Idoindeed.IthinkyouwillfitupatheatreatyourhouseinNorfolk.”

           “Doyou,ma’am?”criedhe,withquickness.“No,no,thatwillneverbe.Yourladyshipisquitemistaken.NotheatreatEveringham!Ohno!”AndhelookedatFannywithanexpressivesmile,whichevidentlymeant,“ThatladywillneverallowatheatreatEveringham.

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