Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXIII

           

           “Thankyou,Iamsoglad,”wasFanny’sinstinctivereply;thoughwhenshehadturnedfromhimandshutthedoor,shecouldnothelpfeeling,“AndyetwhyshouldIbeglad?foramInotcertainofseeingorhearingsomethingtheretopainme?”

           Inspiteofthisconviction,however,shewasglad.Simpleassuchanengagementmightappearinothereyes,ithadnoveltyandimportanceinhers,forexceptingthedayatSotherton,shehadscarcelyeverdinedoutbefore;andthoughnowgoingonlyhalfamile,andonlytothreepeople,stillitwasdiningout,andallthelittleinterestsofpreparationwereenjoymentsinthemselves.Shehadneithersympathynorassistancefromthosewhooughttohaveenteredintoherfeelingsanddirectedhertaste;forLadyBertramneverthoughtofbeingusefultoanybody,andMrs.Norris,whenshecameonthemorrow,inconsequenceofanearlycallandinvitationfromSirThomas,wasinaveryillhumour,andseemedintentonlyonlesseningherniece’spleasure,bothpresentandfuture,asmuchaspossible.

           “Uponmyword,Fanny,youareinhighlucktomeetwithsuchattentionandindulgence!YououghttobeverymuchobligedtoMrs.Grantforthinkingofyou,andtoyourauntforlettingyougo,andyououghttolookuponitassomethingextraordinary;forIhopeyouareawarethatthereisnorealoccasionforyourgoingintocompanyinthissortofway,oreverdiningoutatall;anditiswhatyoumustnotdependuponeverbeingrepeated.

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