Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXIV

           

           Edmundwatchedtheprogressofherattention,andwasamusedandgratifiedbyseeinghowshegraduallyslackenedintheneedlework,whichatthebeginningseemedtooccupyhertotally:howitfellfromherhandwhileshesatmotionlessoverit,andatlast,howtheeyeswhichhadappearedsostudiouslytoavoidhimthroughoutthedaywereturnedandfixedonCrawford—fixedonhimforminutes,fixedonhim,inshort,tilltheattractiondrewCrawford’suponher,andthebookwasclosed,andthecharmwasbroken.Thenshewasshrinkingagainintoherself,andblushingandworkingashardasever;butithadbeenenoughtogiveEdmundencouragementforhisfriend,andashecordiallythankedhim,hehopedtobeexpressingFanny’ssecretfeelingstoo.

           “Thatplaymustbeafavouritewithyou,”saidhe;“youreadasifyouknewitwell.”

           “Itwillbeafavourite,Ibelieve,fromthishour,”repliedCrawford;“butIdonotthinkIhavehadavolumeofShakespeareinmyhandbeforesinceIwasfifteen.IoncesawHenrytheEighthacted,orIhaveheardofitfromsomebodywhodid,Iamnotcertainwhich.ButShakespeareonegetsacquaintedwithwithoutknowinghow.ItisapartofanEnglishman’sconstitution.Histhoughtsandbeautiesaresospreadabroadthatonetouchesthemeverywhere;oneisintimatewithhimbyinstinct.Nomanofanybraincanopenatagoodpartofoneofhisplayswithoutfallingintotheflowofhismeaningimmediately.”

           “NodoubtoneisfamiliarwithShakespeareinadegree,”saidEdmund,“fromone’searliestyears.

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