Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XIII

           

           “ForeverythingofthatnatureIwillbeanswerable,”saidTom,inadecidedtone.“Hishouseshallnotbehurt.Ihavequiteasgreataninterestinbeingcarefulofhishouseasyoucanhave;andastosuchalterationsasIwassuggestingjustnow,suchasmovingabookcase,orunlockingadoor,orevenasusingthebilliard-roomforthespaceofaweekwithoutplayingatbilliardsinit,youmightjustaswellsupposehewouldobjecttooursittingmoreinthisroom,andlessinthebreakfast-room,thanwedidbeforehewentaway,ortomysister’spianofortebeingmovedfromonesideoftheroomtotheother.Absolutenonsense!”

           “Theinnovation,ifnotwrongasaninnovation,willbewrongasanexpense.”

           “Yes,theexpenseofsuchanundertakingwouldbeprodigious!Perhapsitmightcostawholetwentypounds.Somethingofatheatrewemusthaveundoubtedly,butitwillbeonthesimplestplan:agreencurtainandalittlecarpenter’swork,andthat’sall;andasthecarpenter’sworkmaybealldoneathomebyChristopherJacksonhimself,itwillbetooabsurdtotalkofexpense;andaslongasJacksonisemployed,everythingwillberightwithSirThomas.Don’timaginethatnobodyinthishousecanseeorjudgebutyourself.Don’tactyourself,ifyoudonotlikeit,butdon’texpecttogoverneverybodyelse.”

           “No,astoactingmyself,”saidEdmund,“thatIabsolutelyprotestagainst.”

           Tomwalkedoutoftheroomashesaidit,andEdmundwaslefttositdownandstirthefireinthoughtfulvexation.

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