Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLVI

           Hewasalone,andmetherinstantly;andshefoundherselfpressedtohisheartwithonlythesewords,justarticulate,“MyFanny,myonlysister;myonlycomfortnow!”Shecouldsaynothing;norforsomeminutescouldhesaymore.

           Heturnedawaytorecoverhimself,andwhenhespokeagain,thoughhisvoicestillfaltered,hismannershewedthewishofself-command,andtheresolutionofavoidinganyfartherallusion.“Haveyoubreakfasted?Whenshallyoubeready?DoesSusango?”werequestionsfollowingeachotherrapidly.Hisgreatobjectwastobeoffassoonaspossible.WhenMansfieldwasconsidered,timewasprecious;andthestateofhisownmindmadehimfindreliefonlyinmotion.Itwassettledthatheshouldorderthecarriagetothedoorinhalfanhour.Fannyansweredfortheirhavingbreakfastedandbeingquitereadyinhalfanhour.Hehadalreadyate,anddeclinedstayingfortheirmeal.Hewouldwalkroundtheramparts,andjointhemwiththecarriage.Hewasgoneagain;gladtogetawayevenfromFanny.

           Helookedveryill;evidentlysufferingunderviolentemotions,whichhewasdeterminedtosuppress.Sheknewitmustbeso,butitwasterribletoher.

           Thecarriagecame;andheenteredthehouseagainatthesamemoment,justintimetospendafewminuteswiththefamily,andbeawitness—butthathesawnothing—ofthetranquilmannerinwhichthedaughterswerepartedwith,andjustintimetopreventtheirsittingdowntothebreakfast-table,which,bydintofmuchunusualactivity,wasquiteandcompletelyreadyasthecarriagedrovefromthedoor.

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