Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXV

           Grant’sverygreatkindness,itwasimpossibleforhimandhishorsestobeaccommodatedwheretheynowwerewithoutmaterialinconvenience;buthisattachmenttothatneighbourhooddidnotdependupononeamusementoroneseasonoftheyear:hehadsethisheartuponhavingasomethingtherethathecouldcometoatanytime,alittlehomestallathiscommand,wherealltheholidaysofhisyearmightbespent,andhemightfindhimselfcontinuing,improving,andperfectingthatfriendshipandintimacywiththeMansfieldParkfamilywhichwasincreasinginvaluetohimeveryday.SirThomasheardandwasnotoffended.Therewasnowantofrespectintheyoungman’saddress;andFanny’sreceptionofitwassoproperandmodest,socalmanduninviting,thathehadnothingtocensureinher.Shesaidlittle,assentedonlyhereandthere,andbetrayednoinclinationeitherofappropriatinganypartofthecomplimenttoherself,orofstrengtheninghisviewsinfavourofNorthamptonshire.Findingbywhomhewasobserved,HenryCrawfordaddressedhimselfonthesamesubjecttoSirThomas,inamoreeverydaytone,butstillwithfeeling.

           “Iwanttobeyourneighbour,SirThomas,asyouhave,perhaps,heardmetellingMissPrice.MayIhopeforyouracquiescence,andforyournotinfluencingyoursonagainstsuchatenant?”

           SirThomas,politelybowing,replied,“Itistheonlyway,sir,inwhichIcouldnotwishyouestablishedasapermanentneighbour;butIhope,andbelieve,thatEdmundwilloccupyhisownhouseatThorntonLacey.

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