Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XI

           Indolenceandloveofease;awantofalllaudableambition,oftasteforgoodcompany,orofinclinationtotakethetroubleofbeingagreeable,whichmakemenclergymen.Aclergymanhasnothingtodobutbeslovenlyandselfish—readthenewspaper,watchtheweather,andquarrelwithhiswife.Hiscuratedoesallthework,andthebusinessofhisownlifeistodine.”

           “Therearesuchclergymen,nodoubt,butIthinktheyarenotsocommonastojustifyMissCrawfordinesteemingittheirgeneralcharacter.Isuspectthatinthiscomprehensiveand(mayIsay)commonplacecensure,youarenotjudgingfromyourself,butfromprejudicedpersons,whoseopinionsyouhavebeeninthehabitofhearing.Itisimpossiblethatyourownobservationcanhavegivenyoumuchknowledgeoftheclergy.Youcanhavebeenpersonallyacquaintedwithveryfewofasetofmenyoucondemnsoconclusively.Youarespeakingwhatyouhavebeentoldatyouruncle’stable.”

           “Ispeakwhatappearstomethegeneralopinion;andwhereanopinionisgeneral,itisusuallycorrect.ThoughIhavenotseenmuchofthedomesticlivesofclergymen,itisseenbytoomanytoleaveanydeficiencyofinformation.”

           “Whereanyonebodyofeducatedmen,ofwhateverdenomination,arecondemnedindiscriminately,theremustbeadeficiencyofinformation,or(smiling)ofsomethingelse.Youruncle,andhisbrotheradmirals,perhapsknewlittleofclergymenbeyondthechaplainswhom,goodorbad,theywerealwayswishingaway.

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