Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XIII

           Ifwearetoact,letitbeinatheatrecompletelyfittedupwithpit,boxes,andgallery,andletushaveaplayentirefrombeginningtoend;soasitbeaGermanplay,nomatterwhat,withagoodtricking,shiftingafterpiece,andafigure-dance,andahornpipe,andasongbetweentheacts.IfwedonotoutdoEcclesford,wedonothing.”

           “Now,Edmund,donotbedisagreeable,”saidJulia.“Nobodylovesaplaybetterthanyoudo,orcanhavegonemuchfarthertoseeone.”

           “True,toseerealacting,goodhardenedrealacting;butIwouldhardlywalkfromthisroomtothenexttolookattheraweffortsofthosewhohavenotbeenbredtothetrade:asetofgentlemenandladies,whohaveallthedisadvantagesofeducationanddecorumtostrugglethrough.”

           Afterashortpause,however,thesubjectstillcontinued,andwasdiscussedwithunabatedeagerness,everyone’sinclinationincreasingbythediscussion,andaknowledgeoftheinclinationoftherest;andthoughnothingwassettledbutthatTomBertramwouldpreferacomedy,andhissistersandHenryCrawfordatragedy,andthatnothingintheworldcouldbeeasierthantofindapiecewhichwouldpleasethemall,theresolutiontoactsomethingorotherseemedsodecidedastomakeEdmundquiteuncomfortable.Hewasdeterminedtopreventit,ifpossible,thoughhismother,whoequallyheardtheconversationwhichpassedattable,didnotevincetheleastdisapprobation.

           Thesameeveningaffordedhimanopportunityoftryinghisstrength.Maria,Julia,HenryCrawford,andMr.Yateswereinthebilliard-room.

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