Менсфілд Парк

Chapter II

           Buttheyweretoomuchusedtocompanyandpraisetohaveanythinglikenaturalshyness;andtheirconfidenceincreasingfromtheircousin’stotalwantofit,theyweresoonabletotakeafullsurveyofherfaceandherfrockineasyindifference.

           Theywerearemarkablyfinefamily,thesonsverywell-looking,thedaughtersdecidedlyhandsome,andallofthemwell-grownandforwardoftheirage,whichproducedasstrikingadifferencebetweenthecousinsinperson,aseducationhadgiventotheiraddress;andnoonewouldhavesupposedthegirlssonearlyofanageastheyreallywere.TherewereinfactbuttwoyearsbetweentheyoungestandFanny.JuliaBertramwasonlytwelve,andMariabutayearolder.Thelittlevisitormeanwhilewasasunhappyaspossible.Afraidofeverybody,ashamedofherself,andlongingforthehomeshehadleft,sheknewnothowtolookup,andcouldscarcelyspeaktobeheard,orwithoutcrying.Mrs.NorrishadbeentalkingtoherthewholewayfromNorthamptonofherwonderfulgoodfortune,andtheextraordinarydegreeofgratitudeandgoodbehaviourwhichitoughttoproduce,andherconsciousnessofmiserywasthereforeincreasedbytheideaofitsbeingawickedthingforhernottobehappy.Thefatigue,too,ofsolongajourney,becamesoonnotriflingevil.Invainwerethewell-meantcondescensionsofSirThomas,andalltheofficiousprognosticationsofMrs.

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