Менсфілд Парк

Chapter III

           SirThomasfounditexpedienttogotoAntiguahimself,forthebetterarrangementofhisaffairs,andhetookhiseldestsonwithhim,inthehopeofdetachinghimfromsomebadconnexionsathome.TheyleftEnglandwiththeprobabilityofbeingnearlyatwelvemonthabsent.

           Thenecessityofthemeasureinapecuniarylight,andthehopeofitsutilitytohisson,reconciledSirThomastotheeffortofquittingtherestofhisfamily,andofleavinghisdaughterstothedirectionofothersattheirpresentmostinterestingtimeoflife.HecouldnotthinkLadyBertramquiteequaltosupplyhisplacewiththem,orrather,toperformwhatshouldhavebeenherown;but,inMrs.Norris’swatchfulattention,andinEdmund’sjudgment,hehadsufficientconfidencetomakehimgowithoutfearsfortheirconduct.

           LadyBertramdidnotatallliketohaveherhusbandleaveher;butshewasnotdisturbedbyanyalarmforhissafety,orsolicitudeforhiscomfort,beingoneofthosepersonswhothinknothingcanbedangerous,ordifficult,orfatiguingtoanybodybutthemselves.

           TheMissBertramsweremuchtobepitiedontheoccasion:notfortheirsorrow,butfortheirwantofit.Theirfatherwasnoobjectoflovetothem;hehadneverseemedthefriendoftheirpleasures,andhisabsencewasunhappilymostwelcome.Theywererelievedbyitfromallrestraint;andwithoutaimingatonegratificationthatwouldprobablyhavebeenforbiddenbySirThomas,theyfeltthemselvesimmediatelyattheirowndisposal,andtohaveeveryindulgencewithintheirreach

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