Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXV

           Rushworth,notseemingtocarehowheexposedorhurthim,andpayingattentionstomycousinMaria,which—inshort,atthetimeoftheplay,Ireceivedanimpressionwhichwillneverbegotover.”

           “MydearFanny,”repliedEdmund,scarcelyhearinghertotheend,“letusnot,anyofus,bejudgedbywhatweappearedatthatperiodofgeneralfolly.ThetimeoftheplayisatimewhichIhatetorecollect.Mariawaswrong,Crawfordwaswrong,wewereallwrongtogether;butnonesowrongasmyself.Comparedwithme,alltherestwereblameless.Iwasplayingthefoolwithmyeyesopen.”

           “Asabystander,”saidFanny,“perhapsIsawmorethanyoudid;andIdothinkthatMr.Rushworthwassometimesveryjealous.”

           “Verypossibly.Nowonder.Nothingcouldbemoreimproperthanthewholebusiness.IamshockedwheneverIthinkthatMariacouldbecapableofit;but,ifshecouldundertakethepart,wemustnotbesurprisedattherest.”

           “Beforetheplay,IammuchmistakenifJuliadidnotthinkhewaspayingherattentions.”

           “Julia!IhaveheardbeforefromsomeoneofhisbeinginlovewithJulia;butIcouldneverseeanythingofit.And,Fanny,thoughIhopeIdojusticetomysisters’goodqualities,Ithinkitverypossiblethattheymight,oneorboth,bemoredesirousofbeingadmiredbyCrawford,andmightshewthatdesirerathermoreunguardedlythanwasperfectlyprudent.

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