Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLI

           Pricewasonlycallingout,“Come,girls;come,Fan;come,Sue,takecareofyourselves;keepasharplookout!”hewouldgivethemhisparticularattendance.

           Oncefairlyinthedockyard,hebegantoreckonuponsomehappyintercoursewithFanny,astheywereverysoonjoinedbyabrotherloungerofMr.Price’s,whowascometotakehisdailysurveyofhowthingswenton,andwhomustproveafarmoreworthycompanionthanhimself;andafteratimethetwoofficersseemedverywellsatisfiedgoingabouttogether,anddiscussingmattersofequalandnever-failinginterest,whiletheyoungpeoplesatdownuponsometimbersintheyard,orfoundaseatonboardavesselinthestockswhichtheyallwenttolookat.Fannywasmostconvenientlyinwantofrest.Crawfordcouldnothavewishedhermorefatiguedormorereadytositdown;buthecouldhavewishedhersisteraway.Aquick-lookinggirlofSusan’sagewastheveryworstthirdintheworld:totallydifferentfromLadyBertram,alleyesandears;andtherewasnointroducingthemainpointbeforeher.Hemustcontenthimselfwithbeingonlygenerallyagreeable,andlettingSusanhavehershareofentertainment,withtheindulgence,nowandthen,ofalookorhintforthebetter-informedandconsciousFanny.Norfolkwaswhathehadmostlytotalkof:therehehadbeensometime,andeverythingtherewasrisinginimportancefromhispresentschemes.Suchamancouldcomefromnoplace,nosociety,withoutimportingsomethingtoamuse;hisjourneysandhisacquaintancewereallofuse,andSusanwasentertainedinawayquitenewtoher.

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