Менсфілд Парк

Chapter X

           Itwastheverythingofallotherstobewished,itwasthebest,itwastheonlywayofproceedingwithanyadvantage,inHenryCrawford’sopinion;andhedirectlysawaknollnothalfamileoff,whichwouldgivethemexactlytherequisitecommandofthehouse.Gothereforetheymusttothatknoll,andthroughthatgate;butthegatewaslocked.Mr.Rushworthwishedhehadbroughtthekey;hehadbeenverynearthinkingwhetherheshouldnotbringthekey;hewasdeterminedhewouldnevercomewithoutthekeyagain;butstillthisdidnotremovethepresentevil.Theycouldnotgetthrough;andasMissBertram’sinclinationforsodoingdidbynomeanslessen,itendedinMr.Rushworth’sdeclaringoutrightthathewouldgoandfetchthekey.Hesetoffaccordingly.

           “Itisundoubtedlythebestthingwecandonow,aswearesofarfromthehousealready,”saidMr.Crawford,whenhewasgone.

           “Yes,thereisnothingelsetobedone.Butnow,sincerely,donotyoufindtheplacealtogetherworsethanyouexpected?”

           “No,indeed,farotherwise.Ifinditbetter,grander,morecompleteinitsstyle,thoughthatstylemaynotbethebest.Andtotellyouthetruth,”speakingratherlower,“IdonotthinkthatIshalleverseeSothertonagainwithsomuchpleasureasIdonow.Anothersummerwillhardlyimproveittome.”

           Afteramoment’sembarrassmenttheladyreplied,“Youaretoomuchamanoftheworldnottoseewiththeeyesoftheworld.IfotherpeoplethinkSothertonimproved,Ihavenodoubtthatyouwill.

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