Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XL

           Weseemedverygladtoseeeachother,andIdoreallythinkwewerealittle.Wehadavastdealtosay.ShallItellyouhowMrs.Rushworthlookedwhenyournamewasmentioned?Ididnotusetothinkherwantinginself-possession,butshehadnotquiteenoughforthedemandsofyesterday.Uponthewhole,Juliawasinthebestlooksofthetwo,atleastafteryouwerespokenof.TherewasnorecoveringthecomplexionfromthemomentthatIspokeof’Fanny,’andspokeofherasasistershould.ButMrs.Rushworth’sdayofgoodlookswillcome;wehavecardsforherfirstpartyonthe28th.Thenshewillbeinbeauty,forshewillopenoneofthebesthousesinWimpoleStreet.Iwasinittwoyearsago,whenitwasLadyLascelle’s,andpreferittoalmostanyIknowinLondon,andcertainlyshewillthenfeel,touseavulgarphrase,thatshehasgotherpennyworthforherpenny.Henrycouldnothaveaffordedhersuchahouse.Ihopeshewillrecollectit,andbesatisfied,aswellasshemay,withmovingthequeenofapalace,thoughthekingmayappearbestinthebackground;andasIhavenodesiretoteaseher,Ishallneverforceyournameuponheragain.Shewillgrowsoberbydegrees.FromallthatIhearandguess,BaronWildenheim’sattentionstoJuliacontinue,butIdonotknowthathehasanyseriousencouragement.Sheoughttodobetter.Apoorhonourableisnocatch,andIcannotimagineanylikinginthecase,fortakeawayhisrants,andthepoorbaronhasnothing.

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