Менсфілд Парк

Chapter I

           IonlywishIcouldbemoreuseful;butyouseeIdoallinmypower.Iamnotoneofthosethatsparetheirowntrouble;andNannyshallfetchher,howeveritmayputmetoinconveniencetohavemychiefcounsellorawayforthreedays.Isuppose,sister,youwillputthechildinthelittlewhiteattic,neartheoldnurseries.Itwillbemuchthebestplaceforher,sonearMissLee,andnotfarfromthegirls,andclosebythehousemaids,whocouldeitherofthemhelptodressher,youknow,andtakecareofherclothes,forIsupposeyouwouldnotthinkitfairtoexpectEllistowaitonheraswellastheothers.Indeed,Idonotseethatyoucouldpossiblyplaceheranywhereelse.”

           LadyBertrammadenoopposition.

           “Ihopeshewillproveawell-disposedgirl,”continuedMrs.Norris,“andbesensibleofheruncommongoodfortuneinhavingsuchfriends.”

           “Shouldherdispositionbereallybad,”saidSirThomas,“wemustnot,forourownchildren’ssake,continueherinthefamily;butthereisnoreasontoexpectsogreatanevil.Weshallprobablyseemuchtowishalteredinher,andmustprepareourselvesforgrossignorance,somemeannessofopinions,andverydistressingvulgarityofmanner;butthesearenotincurablefaults;nor,Itrust,cantheybedangerousforherassociates.Hadmydaughtersbeenyoungerthanherself,Ishouldhaveconsideredtheintroductionofsuchacompanionasamatterofveryseriousmoment;but,asitis,Ihopetherecanbenothingtofearforthem,andeverythingtohopeforher,fromtheassociation.”

           “ThatisexactlywhatIthink,”criedMrs.

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