Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLIII

           Ihavenonewsforyou.Youhavepolitics,ofcourse;anditwouldbetoobadtoplagueyouwiththenamesofpeopleandpartiesthatfillupmytime.Ioughttohavesentyouanaccountofyourcousin’sfirstparty,butIwaslazy,andnowitistoolongago;sufficeit,thateverythingwasjustasitoughttobe,inastylethatanyofherconnexionsmusthavebeengratifiedtowitness,andthatherowndressandmannersdidherthegreatestcredit.Myfriend,Mrs.Fraser,ismadforsuchahouse,anditwouldnotmakememiserable.IgotoLadyStornawayafterEaster;sheseemsinhighspirits,andveryhappy.IfancyLordS.isverygood-humouredandpleasantinhisownfamily,andIdonotthinkhimsoveryill-lookingasIdid—atleast,oneseesmanyworse.HewillnotdobythesideofyourcousinEdmund.Ofthelast-mentionedhero,whatshallIsay?IfIavoidedhisnameentirely,itwouldlooksuspicious.Iwillsay,then,thatwehaveseenhimtwoorthreetimes,andthatmyfriendshereareverymuchstruckwithhisgentlemanlikeappearance.Mrs.Fraser(nobadjudge)declaressheknowsbutthreemenintownwhohavesogoodaperson,height,andair;andImustconfess,whenhedinedheretheotherday,therewerenonetocomparewithhim,andwewereapartyofsixteen.Luckilythereisnodistinctionofdressnowadaystotelltales,but—but—butYoursaffectionately.”

           “Ihadalmostforgot(itwasEdmund’sfault:hegetsintomyheadmorethandoesmegood)oneverymaterialthingIhadtosayfromHenryandmyself—ImeanaboutourtakingyoubackintoNorthamptonshire.

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