Менсфілд Парк

Chapter IX

           

           “Thatsheshouldbetirednow,however,givesmenosurprise;forthereisnothinginthecourseofone’sdutiessofatiguingaswhatwehavebeendoingthismorning:seeingagreathouse,dawdlingfromoneroomtoanother,strainingone’seyesandone’sattention,hearingwhatonedoesnotunderstand,admiringwhatonedoesnotcarefor.Itisgenerallyallowedtobethegreatestboreintheworld,andMissPricehasfounditso,thoughshedidnotknowit.”

           “Ishallsoonberested,”saidFanny;“tositintheshadeonafineday,andlookuponverdure,isthemostperfectrefreshment.”

           AftersittingalittlewhileMissCrawfordwasupagain.“Imustmove,”saidshe;“restingfatiguesme.Ihavelookedacrosstheha-hatillIamweary.Imustgoandlookthroughthatirongateatthesameview,withoutbeingabletoseeitsowell.”

           Edmundlefttheseatlikewise.“Now,MissCrawford,ifyouwilllookupthewalk,youwillconvinceyourselfthatitcannotbehalfamilelong,orhalfhalfamile.”

           “Itisanimmensedistance,”saidshe;“Iseethatwithaglance.”

           Hestillreasonedwithher,butinvain.Shewouldnotcalculate,shewouldnotcompare.Shewouldonlysmileandassert.Thegreatestdegreeofrationalconsistencycouldnothavebeenmoreengaging,andtheytalkedwithmutualsatisfaction.Atlastitwasagreedthattheyshouldendeavourtodeterminethedimensionsofthewoodbywalkingalittlemoreaboutit

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