Менсфілд Парк

Chapter III

           TheDoctorwasveryfondofeating,andwouldhaveagooddinnereveryday;andMrs.Grant,insteadofcontrivingtogratifyhimatlittleexpense,gavehercookashighwagesastheydidatMansfieldPark,andwasscarcelyeverseeninheroffices.Mrs.Norriscouldnotspeakwithanytemperofsuchgrievances,norofthequantityofbutterandeggsthatwereregularlyconsumedinthehouse.“Nobodylovedplentyandhospitalitymorethanherself;nobodymorehatedpitifuldoings;theParsonage,shebelieved,hadneverbeenwantingincomfortsofanysort,hadneverborneabadcharacterinhertime,butthiswasawayofgoingonthatshecouldnotunderstand.Afineladyinacountryparsonagewasquiteoutofplace.Herstore-room,shethought,mighthavebeengoodenoughforMrs.Granttogointo.Inquirewhereshewould,shecouldnotfindoutthatMrs.Granthadeverhadmorethanfivethousandpounds.”

           LadyBertramlistenedwithoutmuchinteresttothissortofinvective.Shecouldnotenterintothewrongsofaneconomist,butshefeltalltheinjuriesofbeautyinMrs.Grant’sbeingsowellsettledinlifewithoutbeinghandsome,andexpressedherastonishmentonthatpointalmostasoften,thoughnotsodiffusely,asMrs.Norrisdiscussedtheother.

           Theseopinionshadbeenhardlycanvassedayearbeforeanothereventaroseofsuchimportanceinthefamily,asmightfairlyclaimsomeplaceinthethoughtsandconversationoftheladies.

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