Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter I

           Idaresayshewouldnot;butshewouldbeintroducedintothesocietyofthiscountryundersuchveryfavourablecircumstancesas,inallhumanprobability,wouldgetheracreditableestablishment.Youarethinkingofyoursons—butdonotyouknowthat,ofallthingsuponearth,thatistheleastlikelytohappen,broughtupastheywouldbe,alwaystogetherlikebrothersandsisters?Itismorallyimpossible.Ineverknewaninstanceofit.Itis,infact,theonlysurewayofprovidingagainsttheconnexion.Supposeheraprettygirl,andseenbyTomorEdmundforthefirsttimesevenyearshence,andIdaresaytherewouldbemischief.Theveryideaofherhavingbeensufferedtogrowupatadistancefromusallinpovertyandneglect,wouldbeenoughtomakeeitherofthedear,sweet-temperedboysinlovewithher.Butbreedherupwiththemfromthistime,andsupposehereventohavethebeautyofanangel,andshewillneverbemoretoeitherthanasister.”

           “Thereisagreatdealoftruthinwhatyousay,”repliedSirThomas,“andfarbeitfrommetothrowanyfancifulimpedimentinthewayofaplanwhichwouldbesoconsistentwiththerelativesituationsofeach.Ionlymeanttoobservethatitoughtnottobelightlyengagedin,andthattomakeitreallyserviceabletoMrs.Price,andcreditabletoourselves,wemustsecuretothechild,orconsiderourselvesengagedtosecuretoherhereafter,ascircumstancesmayarise,theprovisionofagentlewoman,ifnosuchestablishmentshouldofferasyouaresosanguineinexpecting.”

           “Ithoroughlyunderstandyou,”criedMrs.

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