Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           Itisfeltthatdistinctnessandenergymayhaveweightinrecommendingthemostsolidtruths;andbesides,thereismoregeneralobservationandtaste,amorecriticalknowledgediffusedthanformerly;ineverycongregationthereisalargerproportionwhoknowalittleofthematter,andwhocanjudgeandcriticise.”

           Edmundhadalreadygonethroughtheserviceoncesincehisordination;anduponthisbeingunderstood,hehadavarietyofquestionsfromCrawfordastohisfeelingsandsuccess;questions,whichbeingmade,thoughwiththevivacityoffriendlyinterestandquicktaste,withoutanytouchofthatspiritofbanterorairoflevitywhichEdmundknewtobemostoffensivetoFanny,hehadtruepleasureinsatisfying;andwhenCrawfordproceededtoaskhisopinionandgivehisownastotheproperestmannerinwhichparticularpassagesintheserviceshouldbedelivered,shewingittobeasubjectonwhichhehadthoughtbefore,andthoughtwithjudgment,Edmundwasstillmoreandmorepleased.ThiswouldbethewaytoFanny’sheart.Shewasnottobewonbyallthatgallantryandwitandgood-naturetogethercoulddo;or,atleast,shewouldnotbewonbythemnearlysosoon,withouttheassistanceofsentimentandfeeling,andseriousnessonserioussubjects.

           “Ourliturgy,”observedCrawford,“hasbeauties,whichnotevenacareless,slovenlystyleofreadingcandestroy;butithasalsoredundanciesandrepetitionswhichrequiregoodreadingnottobefelt.

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