Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXV

           

           “Iwouldnotengageinsuchacharge,”criedFanny,inashrinkingaccent;“insuchanofficeofhighresponsibility!”

           “Asusual,believingyourselfunequaltoanything!fancyingeverythingtoomuchforyou!Well,thoughImaynotbeabletopersuadeyouintodifferentfeelings,youwillbepersuadedintothem,Itrust.Iconfessmyselfsincerelyanxiousthatyoumay.IhavenocommoninterestinCrawford’swell-doing.Nexttoyourhappiness,Fanny,hishasthefirstclaimonme.YouareawareofmyhavingnocommoninterestinCrawford.”

           Fannywastoowellawareofittohaveanythingtosay;andtheywalkedontogethersomefiftyyardsinmutualsilenceandabstraction.Edmundfirstbeganagain—

           “Iwasverymuchpleasedbyhermannerofspeakingofityesterday,particularlypleased,becauseIhadnotdependeduponherseeingeverythinginsojustalight.Iknewshewasveryfondofyou;butyetIwasafraidofhernotestimatingyourworthtoherbrotherquiteasitdeserved,andofherregrettingthathehadnotratherfixedonsomewomanofdistinctionorfortune.Iwasafraidofthebiasofthoseworldlymaxims,whichshehasbeentoomuchusedtohear.Butitwasverydifferent.Shespokeofyou,Fanny,justassheought.Shedesirestheconnexionaswarmlyasyouruncleormyself.Wehadalongtalkaboutit.

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