Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXV

           Iwassuddenly,uponturningthecornerofasteepishdownyfield,inthemidstofaretiredlittlevillagebetweengentlyrisinghills;asmallstreambeforemetobeforded,achurchstandingonasortofknolltomyright—whichchurchwasstrikinglylargeandhandsomefortheplace,andnotagentlemanorhalfagentleman’shousetobeseenexceptingone—tobepresumedtheParsonage—withinastone’sthrowofthesaidknollandchurch.Ifoundmyself,inshort,inThorntonLacey.”

           “Itsoundslikeit,”saidEdmund;“butwhichwaydidyouturnafterpassingSewell’sfarm?”

           “Ianswernosuchirrelevantandinsidiousquestions;thoughwereItoanswerallthatyoucouldputinthecourseofanhour,youwouldneverbeabletoprovethatitwasnotThorntonLacey—forsuchitcertainlywas.”

           “Youinquired,then?”

           “No,Ineverinquire.ButItoldamanmendingahedgethatitwasThorntonLacey,andheagreedtoit.”

           “Youhaveagoodmemory.Ihadforgottenhavingevertoldyouhalfsomuchoftheplace.”

           ThorntonLaceywasthenameofhisimpendingliving,asMissCrawfordwellknew;andherinterestinanegotiationforWilliamPrice’sknaveincreased.

           “Well,”continuedEdmund,“andhowdidyoulikewhatyousaw?”

           “Verymuchindeed.Youarealuckyfellow.Therewillbeworkforfivesummersatleastbeforetheplaceisliveable.”

           “No,no,notsobadasthat.Thefarmyardmustbemoved,Igrantyou;butIamnotawareofanythingelse.Thehouseisbynomeansbad,andwhentheyardisremoved,theremaybeaverytolerableapproachtoit.

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