Менсфілд Парк

Chapter X

           “Well,”saidhe,“ifyoureallythinkIhadbettergo:itwouldbefoolishtobringthekeyfornothing.”Andlettinghimselfout,hewalkedoffwithoutfartherceremony.

           Fanny’sthoughtswerenowallengrossedbythetwowhohadlefthersolongago,andgettingquiteimpatient,sheresolvedtogoinsearchofthem.Shefollowedtheirstepsalongthebottomwalk,andhadjustturnedupintoanother,whenthevoiceandthelaughofMissCrawfordoncemorecaughtherear;thesoundapproached,andafewmorewindingsbroughtthembeforeher.Theywerejustreturnedintothewildernessfromthepark,towhichasidegate,notfastened,hadtemptedthemverysoonaftertheirleavingher,andtheyhadbeenacrossaportionoftheparkintotheveryavenuewhichFannyhadbeenhopingthewholemorningtoreachatlast,andhadbeensittingdownunderoneofthetrees.Thiswastheirhistory.Itwasevidentthattheyhadbeenspendingtheirtimepleasantly,andwerenotawareofthelengthoftheirabsence.Fanny’sbestconsolationwasinbeingassuredthatEdmundhadwishedforherverymuch,andthatheshouldcertainlyhavecomebackforher,hadshenotbeentiredalready;butthiswasnotquitesufficienttodoawaywiththepainofhavingbeenleftawholehour,whenhehadtalkedofonlyafewminutes,nortobanishthesortofcuriosityshefelttoknowwhattheyhadbeenconversingaboutallthattime;andtheresultofthewholewastoherdisappointmentanddepression,astheypreparedbygeneralagreementtoreturntothehouse.

           Onreachingthebottomofthestepstotheterrace,Mrs.RushworthandMrs.

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