Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLVII

           

           HowFannylistened,withwhatcuriosityandconcern,whatpainandwhatdelight,howtheagitationofhisvoicewaswatched,andhowcarefullyherowneyeswerefixedonanyobjectbuthimself,maybeimagined.Theopeningwasalarming.HehadseenMissCrawford.Hehadbeeninvitedtoseeher.HehadreceivedanotefromLadyStornawaytobeghimtocall;andregardingitaswhatwasmeanttobethelast,lastinterviewoffriendship,andinvestingherwithallthefeelingsofshameandwretchednesswhichCrawford’ssisteroughttohaveknown,hehadgonetoherinsuchastateofmind,sosoftened,sodevoted,asmadeitforafewmomentsimpossibletoFanny’sfearsthatitshouldbethelast.Butasheproceededinhisstory,thesefearswereover.Shehadmethim,hesaid,withaserious—certainlyaserious—evenanagitatedair;butbeforehehadbeenabletospeakoneintelligiblesentence,shehadintroducedthesubjectinamannerwhichheownedhadshockedhim.“’Iheardyouwereintown,’saidshe;’Iwantedtoseeyou.Letustalkoverthissadbusiness.Whatcanequalthefollyofourtworelations?’Icouldnotanswer,butIbelievemylooksspoke.Shefeltreproved.Sometimeshowquicktofeel!Withagraverlookandvoiceshethenadded,’IdonotmeantodefendHenryatyoursister’sexpense.’Soshebegan,buthowshewenton,Fanny,isnotfit,ishardlyfittoberepeatedtoyou.Icannotrecallallherwords.IwouldnotdwelluponthemifIcould.Theirsubstancewasgreatangeratthefollyofeach.

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