Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXIII

           Notthatwewouldhaveendangeredhissafetybyanytremendousweather—butonlybyasteadycontrarywind,oracalm.Ithink,MissPrice,wewouldhaveindulgedourselveswithaweek’scalmintheAtlanticatthatseason.”

           Heseemeddeterminedtobeanswered;andFanny,avertingherface,said,withafirmertonethanusual,“AsfarasIamconcerned,sir,Iwouldnothavedelayedhisreturnforaday.Myuncledisapproveditallsoentirelywhenhedidarrive,thatinmyopinioneverythinghadgonequitefarenough.”

           Shehadneverspokensomuchatoncetohiminherlifebefore,andneversoangrilytoanyone;andwhenherspeechwasover,shetrembledandblushedatherowndaring.Hewassurprised;butafterafewmoments’silentconsiderationofher,repliedinacalmer,gravertone,andasifthecandidresultofconviction,“Ibelieveyouareright.Itwasmorepleasantthanprudent.Weweregettingtoonoisy.”Andthenturningtheconversation,hewouldhaveengagedheronsomeothersubject,butheranswersweresoshyandreluctantthathecouldnotadvanceinany.

           MissCrawford,whohadbeenrepeatedlyeyeingDr.GrantandEdmund,nowobserved,“Thosegentlemenmusthavesomeveryinterestingpointtodiscuss.”

           “Themostinterestingintheworld,”repliedherbrother—“howtomakemoney;howtoturnagoodincomeintoabetter.Dr.GrantisgivingBertraminstructionsaboutthelivingheistostepintososoon.Ifindhetakesordersinafewweeks.Theywereatitinthedining-parlour.IamgladtohearBertramwillbesowelloff.

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