Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXVII

           

           Hecame;andhewouldhavebeendelightedtoshewhisuniformtheretoo,hadnotcruelcustomprohibiteditsappearanceexceptonduty.SotheuniformremainedatPortsmouth,andEdmundconjecturedthatbeforeFannyhadanychanceofseeingit,allitsownfreshnessandallthefreshnessofitswearer’sfeelingsmustbewornaway.Itwouldbesunkintoabadgeofdisgrace;forwhatcanbemoreunbecoming,ormoreworthless,thantheuniformofalieutenant,whohasbeenalieutenantayearortwo,andseesothersmadecommandersbeforehim?SoreasonedEdmund,tillhisfathermadehimtheconfidantofaschemewhichplacedFanny’schanceofseeingthesecondlieutenantofH.M.S.Thrushinallhisgloryinanotherlight.

           ThisschemewasthatsheshouldaccompanyherbrotherbacktoPortsmouth,andspendalittletimewithherownfamily.IthadoccurredtoSirThomas,inoneofhisdignifiedmusings,asarightanddesirablemeasure;butbeforeheabsolutelymadeuphismind,heconsultedhisson.Edmundconsiderediteveryway,andsawnothingbutwhatwasright.Thethingwasgoodinitself,andcouldnotbedoneatabettertime;andhehadnodoubtofitbeinghighlyagreeabletoFanny.ThiswasenoughtodetermineSirThomas;andadecisive“thensoitshallbe”closedthatstageofthebusiness;SirThomasretiringfromitwithsomefeelingsofsatisfaction,andviewsofgoodoverandabovewhathehadcommunicatedtohisson;forhisprimemotiveinsendingherawayhadverylittletodowiththeproprietyofherseeingherparentsagain,andnothingatallwithanyideaofmakingherhappy.

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