Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXII

           Theevergreen!Howbeautiful,howwelcome,howwonderfultheevergreen!Whenonethinksofit,howastonishingavarietyofnature!Insomecountriesweknowthetreethatshedsitsleafisthevariety,butthatdoesnotmakeitlessamazingthatthesamesoilandthesamesunshouldnurtureplantsdifferinginthefirstruleandlawoftheirexistence.Youwillthinkmerhapsodising;butwhenIamoutofdoors,especiallywhenIamsittingoutofdoors,Iamveryapttogetintothissortofwonderingstrain.Onecannotfixone’seyesonthecommonestnaturalproductionwithoutfindingfoodforaramblingfancy.”

           “Tosaythetruth,”repliedMissCrawford,“IamsomethinglikethefamousDogeatthecourtofLewisXIV.;andmaydeclarethatIseenowonderinthisshrubberyequaltoseeingmyselfinit.Ifanybodyhadtoldmeayearagothatthisplacewouldbemyhome,thatIshouldbespendingmonthaftermonthhere,asIhavedone,Icertainlyshouldnothavebelievedthem.Ihavenowbeenherenearlyfivemonths;and,moreover,thequietestfivemonthsIeverpassed.”

           “Tooquietforyou,Ibelieve.”

           “Ishouldhavethoughtsotheoreticallymyself,but,”andhereyesbrightenedasshespoke,“takeitallandall,Ineverspentsohappyasummer.Butthen,”withamorethoughtfulairandloweredvoice,“thereisnosayingwhatitmayleadto.”

           Fanny’sheartbeatquick,andshefeltquiteunequaltosurmisingorsolicitinganythingmore.

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