Менсфілд Парк

Chapter III

           Butyouarenowofanagetobetreatedbetter;Ithinksheisbehavingbetteralready;andwhenyouareheronlycompanion,youmustbeimportanttoher.”

           “Icanneverbeimportanttoanyone.”

           “Whatistopreventyou?”

           “Everything.Mysituation,myfoolishnessandawkwardness.”

           “Astoyourfoolishnessandawkwardness,mydearFanny,believeme,youneverhaveashadowofeither,butinusingthewordssoimproperly.Thereisnoreasonintheworldwhyyoushouldnotbeimportantwhereyouareknown.Youhavegoodsense,andasweettemper,andIamsureyouhaveagratefulheart,thatcouldneverreceivekindnesswithoutwishingtoreturnit.Idonotknowanybetterqualificationsforafriendandcompanion.”

           “Youaretookind,”saidFanny,colouringatsuchpraise;“howshallIeverthankyouasIought,forthinkingsowellofme.Oh!cousin,ifIamtogoaway,Ishallrememberyourgoodnesstothelastmomentofmylife.”

           “Why,indeed,Fanny,IshouldhopetoberememberedatsuchadistanceastheWhiteHouse.Youspeakasifyouweregoingtwohundredmilesoffinsteadofonlyacrossthepark;butyouwillbelongtousalmostasmuchasever.Thetwofamilieswillbemeetingeverydayintheyear.Theonlydifferencewillbethat,livingwithyouraunt,youwillnecessarilybebroughtforwardasyououghttobe.Heretherearetoomanywhomyoucanhidebehind;butwithheryouwillbeforcedtospeakforyourself.”

           “Oh!Idonotsayso.”

           “Imustsayit,andsayitwithpleasure.Mrs.Norrisismuchbetterfittedthanmymotherforhavingthechargeofyounow.

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