Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           

           Edmundsawitall,andsawFannysodeterminednottoseeit,astomakeitclearthatthevoicewasenoughtoconveythefullmeaningoftheprotestation;andsuchaquickconsciousnessofcompliment,suchareadycomprehensionofahint,hethought,wasratherfavourablethannot.

           Thesubjectofreadingaloudwasfartherdiscussed.Thetwoyoungmenweretheonlytalkers,butthey,standingbythefire,talkedoverthetoocommonneglectofthequalification,thetotalinattentiontoit,intheordinaryschool-systemforboys,theconsequentlynatural,yetinsomeinstancesalmostunnatural,degreeofignoranceanduncouthnessofmen,ofsensibleandwell-informedmen,whensuddenlycalledtothenecessityofreadingaloud,whichhadfallenwithintheirnotice,givinginstancesofblunders,andfailureswiththeirsecondarycauses,thewantofmanagementofthevoice,ofpropermodulationandemphasis,offoresightandjudgment,allproceedingfromthefirstcause:wantofearlyattentionandhabit;andFannywaslisteningagainwithgreatentertainment.

           “Eveninmyprofession,”saidEdmund,withasmile,“howlittletheartofreadinghasbeenstudied!howlittleaclearmanner,andgooddelivery,havebeenattendedto!Ispeakratherofthepast,however,thanthepresent.Thereisnowaspiritofimprovementabroad;butamongthosewhowereordainedtwenty,thirty,fortyyearsago,thelargernumber,tojudgebytheirperformance,musthavethoughtreadingwasreading,andpreachingwaspreaching.Itisdifferentnow.Thesubjectismorejustlyconsidered.

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