Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XIII

           

           “Ohdear,no,ma’am,nobodysuspectedyou!Well,Edmund,”hecontinued,returningtotheformersubject,posture,andvoice,assoonasLadyBertrambegantonodagain,“butthisIwillmaintain,thatweshallbedoingnoharm.”

           “Icannotagreewithyou;Iamconvincedthatmyfatherwouldtotallydisapproveit.”

           “AndIamconvincedtothecontrary.Nobodyisfonderoftheexerciseoftalentinyoungpeople,orpromotesitmore,thanmyfather,andforanythingoftheacting,spouting,recitingkind,Ithinkhehasalwaysadecidedtaste.Iamsureheencourageditinusasboys.HowmanyatimehavewemournedoverthedeadbodyofJuliusCaesar,andtobe’dandnottobe’d,inthisveryroom,forhisamusement?AndIamsure,mynamewasNorval,everyeveningofmylifethroughoneChristmasholidays.”

           “Itwasaverydifferentthing.Youmustseethedifferenceyourself.Myfatherwishedus,asschoolboys,tospeakwell,buthewouldneverwishhisgrown-updaughterstobeactingplays.Hissenseofdecorumisstrict.”

           “Iknowallthat,”saidTom,displeased.“Iknowmyfatheraswellasyoudo;andI’lltakecarethathisdaughtersdonothingtodistresshim.Manageyourownconcerns,Edmund,andI’lltakecareoftherestofthefamily.”

           “Ifyouareresolvedonacting,”repliedtheperseveringEdmund,“Imusthopeitwillbeinaverysmallandquietway;andIthinkatheatreoughtnottobeattempted.Itwouldbetakinglibertieswithmyfather’shouseinhisabsencewhichcouldnotbejustified.

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