Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           Formyself,atleast,ImustconfessbeingnotalwayssoattentiveasIoughttobe”(herewasaglanceatFanny);“thatnineteentimesoutoftwentyIamthinkinghowsuchaprayeroughttoberead,andlongingtohaveittoreadmyself.Didyouspeak?”steppingeagerlytoFanny,andaddressingherinasoftenedvoice;anduponhersaying“No,”headded,“Areyousureyoudidnotspeak?Isawyourlipsmove.IfanciedyoumightbegoingtotellmeIoughttobemoreattentive,andnotallowmythoughtstowander.Arenotyougoingtotellmeso?”

           “No,indeed,youknowyourdutytoowellformeto—evensupposing—”

           Shestopt,feltherselfgettingintoapuzzle,andcouldnotbeprevailedontoaddanotherword,notbydintofseveralminutesofsupplicationandwaiting.Hethenreturnedtohisformerstation,andwentonasiftherehadbeennosuchtenderinterruption.

           “Asermon,welldelivered,ismoreuncommoneventhanprayerswellread.Asermon,goodinitself,isnorarething.Itismoredifficulttospeakwellthantocomposewell;thatis,therulesandtrickofcompositionareofteneranobjectofstudy.Athoroughlygoodsermon,thoroughlywelldelivered,isacapitalgratification.Icanneverhearsuchaonewithoutthegreatestadmirationandrespect,andmorethanhalfamindtotakeordersandpreachmyself.Thereissomethingintheeloquenceofthepulpit,whenitisreallyeloquence,whichisentitledtothehighestpraiseandhonour.

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