Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           Crawford,”repeatedtwiceover;andinvaindidshetrytomoveaway.Inthesamelow,eagervoice,andthesamecloseneighbourhood,hewenton,reurgingthesamequestionsasbefore.Shegrewmoreagitatedanddispleased.

           “Howcanyou,sir?Youquiteastonishme;Iwonderhowyoucan—”

           “DoIastonishyou?”saidhe.“Doyouwonder?Isthereanythinginmypresententreatythatyoudonotunderstand?Iwillexplaintoyouinstantlyallthatmakesmeurgeyouinthismanner,allthatgivesmeaninterestinwhatyoulookanddo,andexcitesmypresentcuriosity.Iwillnotleaveyoutowonderlong.”

           Inspiteofherself,shecouldnothelphalfasmile,butshesaidnothing.

           “YoushookyourheadatmyacknowledgingthatIshouldnotliketoengageinthedutiesofaclergymanalwaysforaconstancy.Yes,thatwastheword.Constancy:Iamnotafraidoftheword.Iwouldspellit,readit,writeitwithanybody.Iseenothingalarmingintheword.DidyouthinkIought?”

           “Perhaps,sir,”saidFanny,weariedatlastintospeaking—“perhaps,sir,Ithoughtitwasapityyoudidnotalwaysknowyourselfaswellasyouseemedtodoatthatmoment.”

           Crawford,delightedtogethertospeakatanyrate,wasdeterminedtokeepitup;andpoorFanny,whohadhopedtosilencehimbysuchanextremityofreproof,foundherselfsadlymistaken,andthatitwasonlyachangefromoneobjectofcuriosityandonesetofwordstoanother.Hehadalwayssomethingtoentreattheexplanationof.Theopportunitywastoofair.

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