Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XIV

           NeitherHamlet,norMacbeth,norOthello,norDouglas,norTheGamester,presentedanythingthatcouldsatisfyeventhetragedians;andTheRivals,TheSchoolforScandal,WheelofFortune,HeiratLaw,andalongetcetera,weresuccessivelydismissedwithyetwarmerobjections.Nopiececouldbeproposedthatdidnotsupplysomebodywithadifficulty,andononesideortheotheritwasacontinualrepetitionof,“Ohno,thatwillneverdo!Letushavenorantingtragedies.Toomanycharacters.Notatolerablewoman’spartintheplay.Anythingbutthat,mydearTom.Itwouldbeimpossibletofillitup.Onecouldnotexpectanybodytotakesuchapart.Nothingbutbuffooneryfrombeginningtoend.Thatmightdo,perhaps,butforthelowparts.IfImustgivemyopinion,IhavealwaysthoughtitthemostinsipidplayintheEnglishlanguage.Idonotwishtomakeobjections;Ishallbehappytobeofanyuse,butIthinkwecouldnotchuseworse.”

           Fannylookedonandlistened,notunamusedtoobservetheselfishnesswhich,moreorlessdisguised,seemedtogovernthemall,andwonderinghowitwouldend.Forherowngratificationshecouldhavewishedthatsomethingmightbeacted,forshehadneverseenevenhalfaplay,buteverythingofhigherconsequencewasagainstit.

           “Thiswillneverdo,”saidTomBertramatlast.“Wearewastingtimemostabominably.Somethingmustbefixedon.Nomatterwhat,sothatsomethingischosen.Wemustnotbesonice.Afewcharacterstoomanymustnotfrightenus.Wemustdoublethem.Wemustdescendalittle.

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