Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XXXIX

           Itwastheabodeofnoise,disorder,andimpropriety.Nobodywasintheirrightplace,nothingwasdoneasitoughttobe.Shecouldnotrespectherparentsasshehadhoped.Onherfather,herconfidencehadnotbeensanguine,buthewasmorenegligentofhisfamily,hishabitswereworse,andhismannerscoarser,thanshehadbeenpreparedfor.Hedidnotwantabilitiesbuthehadnocuriosity,andnoinformationbeyondhisprofession;hereadonlythenewspaperandthenavy-list;hetalkedonlyofthedockyard,theharbour,Spithead,andtheMotherbank;hesworeandhedrank,hewasdirtyandgross.Shehadneverbeenabletorecallanythingapproachingtotendernessinhisformertreatmentofherself.Therehadremainedonlyageneralimpressionofroughnessandloudness;andnowhescarcelyevernoticedher,buttomakehertheobjectofacoarsejoke.

           Herdisappointmentinhermotherwasgreater:thereshehadhopedmuch,andfoundalmostnothing.Everyflatteringschemeofbeingofconsequencetohersoonfelltotheground.Mrs.Pricewasnotunkind;but,insteadofgainingonheraffectionandconfidence,andbecomingmoreandmoredear,herdaughternevermetwithgreaterkindnessfromherthanonthefirstdayofherarrival.Theinstinctofnaturewassoonsatisfied,andMrs.Price’sattachmenthadnoothersource.Herheartandhertimewerealreadyquitefull;shehadneitherleisurenoraffectiontobestowonFanny.Herdaughtersneverhadbeenmuchtoher.Shewasfondofhersons,especiallyofWilliam,butBetseywasthefirstofhergirlswhomshehadevermuchregarded.

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