Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXV

           Iamperfectlypersuadedthatthetempershadbetterbeunlike:Imeanunlikeintheflowofthespirits,inthemanners,intheinclinationformuchorlittlecompany,inthepropensitytotalkortobesilent,tobegraveortobegay.Someoppositionhereis,Iamthoroughlyconvinced,friendlytomatrimonialhappiness.Iexcludeextremes,ofcourse;andaverycloseresemblanceinallthosepointswouldbethelikeliestwaytoproduceanextreme.Acounteraction,gentleandcontinual,isthebestsafeguardofmannersandconduct.”

           FullwellcouldFannyguesswherehisthoughtswerenow:MissCrawford’spowerwasallreturning.Hehadbeenspeakingofhercheerfullyfromthehourofhiscominghome.Hisavoidingherwasquiteatanend.HehaddinedattheParsonageonlytheprecedingday.

           Afterleavinghimtohishappierthoughtsforsomeminutes,Fanny,feelingitduetoherself,returnedtoMr.Crawford,andsaid,“ItisnotmerelyintemperthatIconsiderhimastotallyunsuitedtomyself;though,inthatrespect,Ithinkthedifferencebetweenustoogreat,infinitelytoogreat:hisspiritsoftenoppressme;butthereissomethinginhimwhichIobjecttostillmore.Imustsay,cousin,thatIcannotapprovehischaracter.Ihavenotthoughtwellofhimfromthetimeoftheplay.Ithensawhimbehaving,asitappearedtome,soveryimproperlyandunfeelingly—Imayspeakofitnowbecauseitisallover—soimproperlybypoorMr.

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