Менсфілд Парк

Chapter X

           Iamnotobligedtopunishmyselfforhersins.ThemotherIcouldnotavoid,aslongasmytiresomeauntwasdancingaboutwiththehousekeeper,butthesonIcangetawayfrom.”

           Andsheimmediatelyscrambledacrossthefence,andwalkedaway,notattendingtoFanny’slastquestionofwhethershehadseenanythingofMissCrawfordandEdmund.ThesortofdreadinwhichFannynowsatofseeingMr.Rushworthpreventedherthinkingsomuchoftheircontinuedabsence,however,asshemighthavedone.Shefeltthathehadbeenveryill-used,andwasquiteunhappyinhavingtocommunicatewhathadpassed.HejoinedherwithinfiveminutesafterJulia’sexit;andthoughshemadethebestofthestory,hewasevidentlymortifiedanddispleasedinnocommondegree.Atfirsthescarcelysaidanything;hislooksonlyexpressedhisextremesurpriseandvexation,andhewalkedtothegateandstoodthere,withoutseemingtoknowwhattodo.

           “Theydesiredmetostay—mycousinMariachargedmetosaythatyouwouldfindthematthatknoll,orthereabouts.”

           “IdonotbelieveIshallgoanyfarther,”saidhesullenly;“Iseenothingofthem.BythetimeIgettotheknolltheymaybegonesomewhereelse.Ihavehadwalkingenough.”

           AndhesatdownwithamostgloomycountenancebyFanny.

           “Iamverysorry,”saidshe;“itisveryunlucky.”Andshelongedtobeabletosaysomethingmoretothepurpose.

           Afteranintervalofsilence,“Ithinktheymightaswellhavestaidforme,”saidhe.

           “MissBertramthoughtyouwouldfollowher.”

           “Ishouldnothavehadtofollowherifshehadstaid.

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