Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XIV

           ButthiswasimmediatelyopposedbyTomBertram,whoassertedthepartofAmeliatobeineveryrespectthepropertyofMissCrawford,ifshewouldacceptit.“Itfallsasnaturally,asnecessarilytoher,”saidhe,“asAgathadoestooneorotherofmysisters.Itcanbenosacrificeontheirside,foritishighlycomic.”

           Ashortsilencefollowed.Eachsisterlookedanxious;foreachfeltthebestclaimtoAgatha,andwashopingtohaveitpressedonherbytherest.HenryCrawford,whomeanwhilehadtakenuptheplay,andwithseemingcarelessnesswasturningoverthefirstact,soonsettledthebusiness.

           “ImustentreatMissJuliaBertram,”saidhe,“nottoengageinthepartofAgatha,oritwillbetheruinofallmysolemnity.Youmustnot,indeedyoumustnot”(turningtoher).“Icouldnotstandyourcountenancedressedupinwoeandpaleness.Themanylaughswehavehadtogetherwouldinfalliblycomeacrossme,andFrederickandhisknapsackwouldbeobligedtorunaway.”

           Pleasantly,courteously,itwasspoken;butthemannerwaslostinthemattertoJulia’sfeelings.ShesawaglanceatMariawhichconfirmedtheinjurytoherself:itwasascheme,atrick;shewasslighted,Mariawaspreferred;thesmileoftriumphwhichMariawastryingtosuppressshewedhowwellitwasunderstood;andbeforeJuliacouldcommandherselfenoughtospeak,herbrothergavehisweightagainsthertoo,bysaying,“Ohyes!MariamustbeAgatha.MariawillbethebestAgatha.ThoughJuliafanciesshepreferstragedy,Iwouldnottrustherinit.Thereisnothingoftragedyabouther.

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