Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXVI

           ’Whentwosympatheticheartsmeetinthemarriagestate,matrimonymaybecalledahappylife.’IsupposenotimecaneverwearouttheimpressionIhaveofhislooksandvoiceashesaidthosewords.Itwascurious,verycurious,thatweshouldhavesuchascenetoplay!IfIhadthepowerofrecallinganyoneweekofmyexistence,itshouldbethatweek—thatactingweek.Saywhatyouwould,Fanny,itshouldbethat;forIneverknewsuchexquisitehappinessinanyother.Hissturdyspirittobendasitdid!Oh!itwassweetbeyondexpression.Butalas,thatveryeveningdestroyeditall.Thatveryeveningbroughtyourmostunwelcomeuncle.PoorSirThomas,whowasgladtoseeyou?Yet,Fanny,donotimagineIwouldnowspeakdisrespectfullyofSirThomas,thoughIcertainlydidhatehimformanyaweek.No,Idohimjusticenow.Heisjustwhattheheadofsuchafamilyshouldbe.Nay,insobersadness,IbelieveInowloveyouall.”Andhavingsaidso,withadegreeoftendernessandconsciousnesswhichFannyhadneverseeninherbefore,andnowthoughtonlytoobecoming,sheturnedawayforamomenttorecoverherself.“IhavehadalittlefitsinceIcameintothisroom,asyoumayperceive,”saidshepresently,withaplayfulsmile,“butitisovernow;soletussitdownandbecomfortable;forastoscoldingyou,Fanny,whichIcamefullyintendingtodo,Ihavenottheheartforitwhenitcomestothepoint.

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