Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLIII

           Rushworth,wasallinherworstlineofconduct,andgrosslyunkindandill-judged;butshehopedhewouldnotbeactuatedbyanysuchdegradingcuriosity.Heacknowledgednosuchinducement,andhissisteroughttohavegivenhimcreditforbetterfeelingsthanherown.

           Shewasyetmoreimpatientforanotherletterfromtownafterreceivingthisthanshehadbeenbefore;andforafewdayswassounsettledbyitaltogether,bywhathadcome,andwhatmightcome,thatherusualreadingsandconversationwithSusanweremuchsuspended.Shecouldnotcommandherattentionasshewished.IfMr.Crawfordrememberedhermessagetohercousin,shethoughtitverylikely,mostlikely,thathewouldwritetoheratallevents;itwouldbemostconsistentwithhisusualkindness;andtillshegotridofthisidea,tillitgraduallyworeoff,bynolettersappearinginthecourseofthreeorfourdaysmore,shewasinamostrestless,anxiousstate.

           Atlength,asomethinglikecomposuresucceeded.Suspensemustbesubmittedto,andmustnotbeallowedtowearherout,andmakeheruseless.Timedidsomething,herownexertionssomethingmore,andsheresumedherattentionstoSusan,andagainawakenedthesameinterestinthem.

           Susanwasgrowingveryfondofher,andthoughwithoutanyoftheearlydelightinbookswhichhadbeensostronginFanny,withadispositionmuchlessinclinedtosedentarypursuits,ortoinformationforinformation’ssake,shehadsostrongadesireofnotappearingignorant,as,withagoodclearunderstanding,madeheramostattentive,profitable,thankfulpupil.Fannywasheroracle.

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