Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXX

           Whatareyourplans?Doessheknowherownhappiness?”

           “No.”

           “Whatareyouwaitingfor?”

           “For—forverylittlemorethanopportunity.Mary,sheisnotlikehercousins;butIthinkIshallnotaskinvain.”

           “Ohno!youcannot.Wereyouevenlesspleasing—supposinghernottoloveyoualready(ofwhich,however,Icanhavelittledoubt)—youwouldbesafe.Thegentlenessandgratitudeofherdispositionwouldsecureherallyourownimmediately.FrommysoulIdonotthinkshewouldmarryyouwithoutlove;thatis,ifthereisagirlintheworldcapableofbeinguninfluencedbyambition,Icansupposeither;butaskhertoloveyou,andshewillneverhavethehearttorefuse.”

           Assoonashereagernesscouldrestinsilence,hewasashappytotellasshecouldbetolisten;andaconversationfollowedalmostasdeeplyinterestingtoherastohimself,thoughhehadinfactnothingtorelatebuthisownsensations,nothingtodwellonbutFanny’scharms.Fanny’sbeautyoffaceandfigure,Fanny’sgracesofmannerandgoodnessofheart,weretheexhaustlesstheme.Thegentleness,modesty,andsweetnessofhercharacterwerewarmlyexpatiatedon;thatsweetnesswhichmakessoessentialapartofeverywoman’sworthinthejudgmentofman,thatthoughhesometimesloveswhereitisnot,hecanneverbelieveitabsent.Hertemperhehadgoodreasontodependonandtopraise.Hehadoftenseenittried.Wasthereoneofthefamily,exceptingEdmund,whohadnotinsomewayorothercontinuallyexercisedherpatienceandforbearance?Heraffectionswereevidentlystrong.

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