Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXVIII

           Hewasindistressforsomethingthathehadleftthere,anddidnotfindagain.Akeywasmislaid,Betseyaccusedofhavinggotathisnewhat,andsomeslight,butessentialalterationofhisuniformwaistcoat,whichhehadbeenpromisedtohavedoneforhim,entirelyneglected.

           Mrs.Price,Rebecca,andBetseyallwentuptodefendthemselves,alltalkingtogether,butRebeccaloudest,andthejobwastobedoneaswellasitcouldinagreathurry;WilliamtryinginvaintosendBetseydownagain,orkeepherfrombeingtroublesomewhereshewas;thewholeofwhich,asalmosteverydoorinthehousewasopen,couldbeplainlydistinguishedintheparlour,exceptwhendrownedatintervalsbythesuperiornoiseofSam,Tom,andCharleschasingeachotherupanddownstairs,andtumblingaboutandhallooing.

           Fannywasalmoststunned.Thesmallnessofthehouseandthinnessofthewallsbroughteverythingsoclosetoher,that,addedtothefatigueofherjourney,andallherrecentagitation,shehardlyknewhowtobearit.Withintheroomallwastranquilenough,forSusanhavingdisappearedwiththeothers,thereweresoononlyherfatherandherselfremaining;andhe,takingoutanewspaper,theaccustomaryloanofaneighbour,appliedhimselftostudyingit,withoutseemingtorecollectherexistence.Thesolitarycandlewasheldbetweenhimselfandthepaper,withoutanyreferencetoherpossibleconvenience;butshehadnothingtodo,andwasgladtohavethelightscreenedfromherachinghead,asshesatinbewildered,broken,sorrowfulcontemplation.

           Shewasathome.

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