Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLV

           Writetomebyreturnofpost,judgeofmyanxiety,anddonottriflewithit.Tellmetherealtruth,asyouhaveitfromthefountainhead.Andnow,donottroubleyourselftobeashamedofeithermyfeelingsoryourown.Believeme,theyarenotonlynatural,theyarephilanthropicandvirtuous.Iputittoyourconscience,whether’SirEdmund’wouldnotdomoregoodwithalltheBertrampropertythananyotherpossible’Sir.’HadtheGrantsbeenathomeIwouldnothavetroubledyou,butyouarenowtheonlyoneIcanapplytoforthetruth,hissistersnotbeingwithinmyreach.Mrs.R.hasbeenspendingtheEasterwiththeAylmersatTwickenham(astobesureyouknow),andisnotyetreturned;andJuliaiswiththecousinswholivenearBedfordSquare,butIforgettheirnameandstreet.CouldIimmediatelyapplytoeither,however,Ishouldstillpreferyou,becauseitstrikesmethattheyhaveallalongbeensounwillingtohavetheirownamusementscutup,astoshuttheireyestothetruth.IsupposeMrs.R.’sEasterholidayswillnotlastmuchlonger;nodoubttheyarethoroughholidaystoher.TheAylmersarepleasantpeople;andherhusbandaway,shecanhavenothingbutenjoyment.IgivehercreditforpromotinghisgoingdutifullydowntoBath,tofetchhismother;buthowwillsheandthedowageragreeinonehouse?Henryisnotathand,soIhavenothingtosayfromhim.DonotyouthinkEdmundwouldhavebeenintownagainlongago,butforthisillness?—Yoursever,Mary.”

           “IhadactuallybegunfoldingmyletterwhenHenrywalkedin,buthebringsnointelligencetopreventmysendingit.

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