Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLIV

           Myfathermeanstofetchyouhimself,butitwillnotbetillafterEaster,whenhehasbusinessintown.YouarehappyatPortsmouth,Ihope,butthismustnotbeayearlyvisit.Iwantyouathome,thatImayhaveyouropinionaboutThorntonLacey.IhavelittleheartforextensiveimprovementstillIknowthatitwilleverhaveamistress.IthinkIshallcertainlywrite.ItisquitesettledthattheGrantsgotoBath;theyleaveMansfieldonMonday.Iamgladofit.Iamnotcomfortableenoughtobefitforanybody;butyourauntseemstofeeloutofluckthatsuchanarticleofMansfieldnewsshouldfalltomypeninsteadofhers.—Yoursever,mydearestFanny.”

           “Ineverwill,no,Icertainlyneverwillwishforaletteragain,”wasFanny’ssecretdeclarationasshefinishedthis.“Whatdotheybringbutdisappointmentandsorrow?NottillafterEaster!HowshallIbearit?Andmypooraunttalkingofmeeveryhour!”

           Fannycheckedthetendencyofthesethoughtsaswellasshecould,butshewaswithinhalfaminuteofstartingtheideathatSirThomaswasquiteunkind,bothtoherauntandtoherself.Asforthemainsubjectoftheletter,therewasnothinginthattosootheirritation.ShewasalmostvexedintodispleasureandangeragainstEdmund.“Thereisnogoodinthisdelay,”saidshe.“Whyisnotitsettled?Heisblinded,andnothingwillopenhiseyes;nothingcan,afterhavinghadtruthsbeforehimsolonginvain.Hewillmarryher,andbepoorandmiserable.Godgrantthatherinfluencedonotmakehimceasetoberespectable!”Shelookedovertheletteragain.

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