Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLII

           Itwasherpublicplace:thereshemetheracquaintance,heardalittlenews,talkedoverthebadnessofthePortsmouthservants,andwoundupherspiritsforthesixdaysensuing.

           Thithertheynowwent;Mr.CrawfordmosthappytoconsidertheMissPricesashispeculiarcharge;andbeforetheyhadbeentherelong,somehoworother,therewasnosayinghow,Fannycouldnothavebelievedit,buthewaswalkingbetweenthemwithanarmofeachunderhis,andshedidnotknowhowtopreventorputanendtoit.Itmadeheruncomfortableforatime,butyettherewereenjoymentsinthedayandintheviewwhichwouldbefelt.

           Thedaywasuncommonlylovely.ItwasreallyMarch;butitwasAprilinitsmildair,brisksoftwind,andbrightsun,occasionallycloudedforaminute;andeverythinglookedsobeautifulundertheinfluenceofsuchasky,theeffectsoftheshadowspursuingeachotherontheshipsatSpitheadandtheislandbeyond,withtheever-varyinghuesofthesea,nowathighwater,dancinginitsgleeanddashingagainsttherampartswithsofineasound,producedaltogethersuchacombinationofcharmsforFanny,asmadehergraduallyalmostcarelessofthecircumstancesunderwhichshefeltthem.Nay,hadshebeenwithouthisarm,shewouldsoonhaveknownthatsheneededit,forshewantedstrengthforatwohours’saunterofthiskind,coming,asitgenerallydid,uponaweek’spreviousinactivity.Fannywasbeginningtofeeltheeffectofbeingdebarredfromherusualregularexercise;shehadlostgroundastohealthsinceherbeinginPortsmouth;andbutforMr.

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