Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter VII

           Edmund,whohadtakendownthemareandpresidedatthewhole,returnedwithitinexcellenttime,beforeeitherFannyorthesteadyoldcoachman,whoalwaysattendedherwhensherodewithouthercousins,werereadytosetforward.Thesecondday’strialwasnotsoguiltless.MissCrawford’senjoymentofridingwassuchthatshedidnotknowhowtoleaveoff.Activeandfearless,andthoughrathersmall,stronglymade,sheseemedformedforahorsewoman;andtothepuregenuinepleasureoftheexercise,somethingwasprobablyaddedinEdmund’sattendanceandinstructions,andsomethingmoreintheconvictionofverymuchsurpassinghersexingeneralbyherearlyprogress,tomakeherunwillingtodismount.Fannywasreadyandwaiting,andMrs.Norriswasbeginningtoscoldherfornotbeinggone,andstillnohorsewasannounced,noEdmundappeared.Toavoidheraunt,andlookforhim,shewentout.

           Thehouses,thoughscarcelyhalfamileapart,werenotwithinsightofeachother;but,bywalkingfiftyyardsfromthehalldoor,shecouldlookdownthepark,andcommandaviewoftheParsonageandallitsdemesnes,gentlyrisingbeyondthevillageroad;andinDr.Grant’smeadowsheimmediatelysawthegroup—EdmundandMissCrawfordbothonhorse-back,ridingsidebyside,Dr.andMrs.Grant,andMr.Crawford,withtwoorthreegrooms,standingaboutandlookingon.Ahappypartyitappearedtoher,allinterestedinoneobject:cheerfulbeyondadoubt,forthesoundofmerrimentascendedeventoher.Itwasasoundwhichdidnotmakehercheerful;shewonderedthatEdmundshouldforgether,andfeltapang.

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