Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLIV

           

           Everybodyatalladdictedtoletter-writing,withouthavingmuchtosay,whichwillincludealargeproportionofthefemaleworldatleast,mustfeelwithLadyBertramthatshewasoutofluckinhavingsuchacapitalpieceofMansfieldnewsasthecertaintyoftheGrantsgoingtoBath,occuratatimewhenshecouldmakenoadvantageofit,andwilladmitthatitmusthavebeenverymortifyingtohertoseeitfalltotheshareofherthanklessson,andtreatedasconciselyaspossibleattheendofalongletter,insteadofhavingittospreadoverthelargestpartofapageofherown.ForthoughLadyBertramrathershoneintheepistolaryline,havingearlyinhermarriage,fromthewantofotheremployment,andthecircumstanceofSirThomas’sbeinginParliament,gotintothewayofmakingandkeepingcorrespondents,andformedforherselfaverycreditable,common-place,amplifyingstyle,sothataverylittlematterwasenoughforher:shecouldnotdoentirelywithoutany;shemusthavesomethingtowriteabout,eventoherniece;andbeingsosoontoloseallthebenefitofDr.Grant’sgoutysymptomsandMrs.Grant’smorningcalls,itwasveryharduponhertobedeprivedofoneofthelastepistolaryusesshecouldputthemto.

           Therewasarichamends,however,preparingforher.LadyBertram’shourofgoodluckcame.WithinafewdaysfromthereceiptofEdmund’sletter,Fannyhadonefromheraunt,beginningthus—

           “MyDearFanny,—Itakeupmypentocommunicatesomeveryalarmingintelligence,whichImakenodoubtwillgiveyoumuchconcern”.

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