Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           Thepreacherwhocantouchandaffectsuchanheterogeneousmassofhearers,onsubjectslimited,andlongwornthreadbareinallcommonhands;whocansayanythingneworstriking,anythingthatrousestheattentionwithoutoffendingthetaste,orwearingoutthefeelingsofhishearers,isamanwhomonecouldnot,inhispubliccapacity,honourenough.Ishouldliketobesuchaman.”

           Edmundlaughed.

           “Ishouldindeed.Ineverlistenedtoadistinguishedpreacherinmylifewithoutasortofenvy.Butthen,ImusthaveaLondonaudience.Icouldnotpreachbuttotheeducated;tothosewhowerecapableofestimatingmycomposition.AndIdonotknowthatIshouldbefondofpreachingoften;nowandthen,perhapsonceortwiceinthespring,afterbeinganxiouslyexpectedforhalfadozenSundaystogether;butnotforaconstancy;itwouldnotdoforaconstancy.

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