Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLVI

           Howamanwhohadonceloved,coulddesertyou!Butyours—yourregardwasnewcomparedwith——Fanny,thinkofme!”

           Thefirstdivisionoftheirjourneyoccupiedalongday,andbroughtthem,almostknockedup,toOxford;butthesecondwasoveratamuchearlierhour.TheywereintheenvironsofMansfieldlongbeforetheusualdinner-time,andastheyapproachedthebelovedplace,theheartsofbothsisterssankalittle.FannybegantodreadthemeetingwithherauntsandTom,undersodreadfulahumiliation;andSusantofeelwithsomeanxiety,thatallherbestmanners,allherlatelyacquiredknowledgeofwhatwaspractisedhere,wasonthepointofbeingcalledintoaction.Visionsofgoodandillbreeding,ofoldvulgarismsandnewgentilities,werebeforeher;andshewasmeditatingmuchuponsilverforks,napkins,andfinger-glasses.FannyhadbeeneverywhereawaketothedifferenceofthecountrysinceFebruary;butwhentheyenteredtheParkherperceptionsandherpleasureswereofthekeenestsort.Itwasthreemonths,fullthreemonths,sinceherquittingit,andthechangewasfromwintertosummer.Hereyefelleverywhereonlawnsandplantationsofthefreshestgreen;andthetrees,thoughnotfullyclothed,wereinthatdelightfulstatewhenfartherbeautyisknowntobeathand,andwhen,whilemuchisactuallygiventothesight,moreyetremainsfortheimagination.Herenjoyment,however,wasforherselfalone.Edmundcouldnotshareit

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