Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XV

           Bertram,youmustexcuseme.Youcannothaveanidea.Itwouldbeabsolutelyimpossibleforme.IfIweretoundertakeit,Ishouldonlydisappointyou.”

           “Phoo!Phoo!Donotbesoshamefaced.You’lldoitverywell.Everyallowancewillbemadeforyou.Wedonotexpectperfection.Youmustgetabrowngown,andawhiteapron,andamobcap,andwemustmakeyouafewwrinkles,andalittleofthecrowsfootatthecornerofyoureyes,andyouwillbeaveryproper,littleoldwoman.”

           “Youmustexcuseme,indeedyoumustexcuseme,”criedFanny,growingmoreandmoreredfromexcessiveagitation,andlookingdistressfullyatEdmund,whowaskindlyobservingher;butunwillingtoexasperatehisbrotherbyinterference,gaveheronlyanencouragingsmile.HerentreatyhadnoeffectonTom:heonlysaidagainwhathehadsaidbefore;anditwasnotmerelyTom,fortherequisitionwasnowbackedbyMaria,andMr.Crawford,andMr.Yates,withanurgencywhichdifferedfromhisbutinbeingmoregentleormoreceremonious,andwhichaltogetherwasquiteoverpoweringtoFanny;andbeforeshecouldbreatheafterit,Mrs.Norriscompletedthewholebythusaddressingherinawhisperatonceangryandaudible—“Whatapieceofworkhereisaboutnothing:Iamquiteashamedofyou,Fanny,tomakesuchadifficultyofobligingyourcousinsinatrifleofthissort—sokindastheyaretoyou!Takethepartwithagoodgrace,andletushearnomoreofthematter,Ientreat.”

           “Donoturgeher,madam,”saidEdmund.“Itisnotfairtourgeherinthismanner.Youseeshedoesnotliketoact.

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