Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XIV

           Itcouldmakenodifferenceintheplay,andasforCottagerhimself,whenhehasgothiswife’sspeeches,Iwouldundertakehimwithallmyheart.”

           “WithallyourpartialityforCottager’swife,”saidHenryCrawford,“itwillbeimpossibletomakeanythingofitfitforyoursister,andwemustnotsufferhergood-naturetobeimposedon.Wemustnotallowhertoacceptthepart.Shemustnotbelefttoherowncomplaisance.HertalentswillbewantedinAmelia.AmeliaisacharactermoredifficulttobewellrepresentedthanevenAgatha.IconsiderAmeliaisthemostdifficultcharacterinthewholepiece.Itrequiresgreatpowers,greatnicety,togiveherplayfulnessandsimplicitywithoutextravagance.Ihaveseengoodactressesfailinthepart.Simplicity,indeed,isbeyondthereachofalmosteveryactressbyprofession.Itrequiresadelicacyoffeelingwhichtheyhavenot.Itrequiresagentlewoman—aJuliaBertram.Youwillundertakeit,Ihope?”turningtoherwithalookofanxiousentreaty,whichsoftenedheralittle;butwhileshehesitatedwhattosay,herbrotheragaininterposedwithMissCrawford’sbetterclaim.

           “No,no,JuliamustnotbeAmelia.Itisnotatallthepartforher.Shewouldnotlikeit.Shewouldnotdowell.Sheistootallandrobust.Ameliashouldbeasmall,light,girlish,skippingfigure.ItisfitforMissCrawford,andMissCrawfordonly.Shelooksthepart,andIampersuadedwilldoitadmirably.”

           Withoutattendingtothis,HenryCrawfordcontinuedhissupplication.“Youmustobligeus,”saidhe,“indeedyoumust.

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