Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XII

           Yourmotherisquiteanxiousaboutit,butcannotverywellsparetimetositdownherself,becauseofherfringe.Now,youandIandDr.Grantwilljustdo;andthoughweplaybuthalf-crowns,youknow,youmaybethalf-guineaswithhim.”

           “Ishouldbemosthappy,”repliedhealoud,andjumpingupwithalacrity,“itwouldgivemethegreatestpleasure;butthatIamthismomentgoingtodance.”Come,Fanny,takingherhand,“donotbedawdlinganylonger,orthedancewillbeover.”

           Fannywasledoffverywillingly,thoughitwasimpossibleforhertofeelmuchgratitudetowardshercousin,ordistinguish,ashecertainlydid,betweentheselfishnessofanotherpersonandhisown.

           “Aprettymodestrequestuponmyword,”heindignantlyexclaimedastheywalkedaway.“Towanttonailmetoacard-tableforthenexttwohourswithherselfandDr.Grant,whoarealwaysquarrelling,andthatpokingoldwoman,whoknowsnomoreofwhistthanofalgebra.Iwishmygoodauntwouldbealittlelessbusy!Andtoaskmeinsuchawaytoo!withoutceremony,beforethemall,soastoleavemenopossibilityofrefusing.ThatiswhatIdislikemostparticularly.Itraisesmyspleenmorethananything,tohavethepretenceofbeingasked,ofbeinggivenachoice,andatthesametimeaddressedinsuchawayastoobligeonetodotheverything,whateveritbe!IfIhadnotluckilythoughtofstandingupwithyouIcouldnothavegotoutofit.Itisagreatdealtoobad.Butwhenmyaunthasgotafancyinherhead,nothingcanstopher.”

           

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