Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLVI

           Fanny’slastmealinherfather’shousewasincharacterwithherfirst:shewasdismissedfromitashospitablyasshehadbeenwelcomed.

           HowherheartswelledwithjoyandgratitudeasshepassedthebarriersofPortsmouth,andhowSusan’sfaceworeitsbroadestsmiles,maybeeasilyconceived.Sittingforwards,however,andscreenedbyherbonnet,thosesmileswereunseen.

           Thejourneywaslikelytobeasilentone.Edmund’sdeepsighsoftenreachedFanny.Hadhebeenalonewithher,hisheartmusthaveopenedinspiteofeveryresolution;butSusan’spresencedrovehimquiteintohimself,andhisattemptstotalkonindifferentsubjectscouldneverbelongsupported.

           Fannywatchedhimwithnever-failingsolicitude,andsometimescatchinghiseye,revivedanaffectionatesmile,whichcomfortedher;butthefirstday’sjourneypassedwithoutherhearingawordfromhimonthesubjectsthatwereweighinghimdown.Thenextmorningproducedalittlemore.JustbeforetheirsettingoutfromOxford,whileSusanwasstationedatawindow,ineagerobservationofthedepartureofalargefamilyfromtheinn,theothertwowerestandingbythefire;andEdmund,particularlystruckbythealterationinFanny’slooks,andfromhisignoranceofthedailyevilsofherfather’shouse,attributinganundueshareofthechange,attributingalltotherecentevent,tookherhand,andsaidinalow,butveryexpressivetone,“Nowonder—youmustfeelit—youmustsuffer.

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