Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXIII

           

           Hertwoabsentcousins,especiallyMaria,weremuchinherthoughtsonseeinghim;butnoembarrassingremembranceaffectedhisspirits.Herehewasagainonthesamegroundwhereallhadpassedbefore,andapparentlyaswillingtostayandbehappywithouttheMissBertrams,asifhehadneverknownMansfieldinanyotherstate.Sheheardthemspokenofbyhimonlyinageneralway,tilltheywereallre-assembledinthedrawing-room,whenEdmund,beingengagedapartinsomematterofbusinesswithDr.Grant,whichseemedentirelytoengrossthem,andMrs.Grantoccupiedatthetea-table,hebegantalkingofthemwithmoreparticularitytohisothersister.Withasignificantsmile,whichmadeFannyquitehatehim,hesaid,“So!RushworthandhisfairbrideareatBrighton,Iunderstand;happyman!”

           “Yes,theyhavebeenthereaboutafortnight,MissPrice,havetheynot?AndJuliaiswiththem.”

           “AndMr.Yates,Ipresume,isnotfaroff.”

           “Mr.Yates!Oh!wehearnothingofMr.Yates.IdonotimaginehefiguresmuchintheletterstoMansfieldPark;doyou,MissPrice?IthinkmyfriendJuliaknowsbetterthantoentertainherfatherwithMr.Yates.”

           “PoorRushworthandhistwo-and-fortyspeeches!”continuedCrawford.“Nobodycaneverforgetthem.Poorfellow!Iseehimnow—histoilandhisdespair.Well,IammuchmistakenifhislovelyMariawilleverwanthimtomaketwo-and-fortyspeechestoher”;adding,withamomentaryseriousness,“Sheistoogoodforhim—muchtoogood.”Andthenchanginghistoneagaintooneofgentlegallantry,andaddressingFanny,hesaid,“YouwereMr.

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