Менсфілд Парк

Chapter II

           Theycouldnotbutholdhercheaponfindingthatshehadbuttwosashes,andhadneverlearnedFrench;andwhentheyperceivedhertobelittlestruckwiththeduettheyweresogoodastoplay,theycoulddonomorethanmakeheragenerouspresentofsomeoftheirleastvaluedtoys,andleavehertoherself,whiletheyadjournedtowhatevermightbethefavouriteholidaysportofthemoment,makingartificialflowersorwastinggoldpaper.

           Fanny,whethernearorfromhercousins,whetherintheschoolroom,thedrawing-room,ortheshrubbery,wasequallyforlorn,findingsomethingtofearineverypersonandplace.ShewasdisheartenedbyLadyBertram’ssilence,awedbySirThomas’sgravelooks,andquiteovercomebyMrs.Norris’sadmonitions.Hereldercousinsmortifiedherbyreflectionsonhersize,andabashedherbynoticinghershyness:MissLeewonderedatherignorance,andthemaid-servantssneeredatherclothes;andwhentothesesorrowswasaddedtheideaofthebrothersandsistersamongwhomshehadalwaysbeenimportantasplayfellow,instructress,andnurse,thedespondencethatsunkherlittleheartwassevere.

           Thegrandeurofthehouseastonished,butcouldnotconsoleher.Theroomsweretoolargeforhertomoveinwithease:whatevershetouchedsheexpectedtoinjure,andshecreptaboutinconstantterrorofsomethingorother;oftenretreatingtowardsherownchambertocry;andthelittlegirlwhowasspokenofinthedrawing-roomwhensheleftitatnightasseemingsodesirablysensibleofherpeculiargoodfortune,endedeveryday’ssorrowsbysobbingherselftosleep.

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