Менсфілд Парк

Chapter I

           Norris,“andwhatIwassayingtomyhusbandthismorning.Itwillbeaneducationforthechild,saidI,onlybeingwithhercousins;ifMissLeetaughthernothing,shewouldlearntobegoodandcleverfromthem.”

           “Ihopeshewillnotteasemypoorpug,”saidLadyBertram;“IhavebutjustgotJuliatoleaveitalone.”

           “Therewillbesomedifficultyinourway,Mrs.Norris,”observedSirThomas,“astothedistinctionpropertobemadebetweenthegirlsastheygrowup:howtopreserveinthemindsofmydaughterstheconsciousnessofwhattheyare,withoutmakingthemthinktoolowlyoftheircousin;andhow,withoutdepressingherspiritstoofar,tomakeherrememberthatsheisnotaMissBertram.Ishouldwishtoseethemverygoodfriends,andwould,onnoaccount,authoriseinmygirlsthesmallestdegreeofarrogancetowardstheirrelation;butstilltheycannotbeequals.Theirrank,fortune,rights,andexpectationswillalwaysbedifferent.Itisapointofgreatdelicacy,andyoumustassistusinourendeavourstochooseexactlytherightlineofconduct.”

           Mrs.Norriswasquiteathisservice;andthoughsheperfectlyagreedwithhimastoitsbeingamostdifficultthing,encouragedhimtohopethatbetweenthemitwouldbeeasilymanaged.

           ItwillbereadilybelievedthatMrs.Norrisdidnotwritetohersisterinvain.Mrs

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