Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLVII

           RushworthhadbeengoneatthistimetoBath,topassafewdayswithhismother,andbringherbacktotown,andMariawaswiththesefriendswithoutanyrestraint,withoutevenJulia;forJuliahadremovedfromWimpoleStreettwoorthreeweeksbefore,onavisittosomerelationsofSirThomas;aremovalwhichherfatherandmotherwerenowdisposedtoattributetosomeviewofconvenienceonMr.Yates’saccount.VerysoonaftertheRushworths’returntoWimpoleStreet,SirThomashadreceivedaletterfromanoldandmostparticularfriendinLondon,whohearingandwitnessingagooddealtoalarmhiminthatquarter,wrotetorecommendSirThomas’scomingtoLondonhimself,andusinghisinfluencewithhisdaughtertoputanendtotheintimacywhichwasalreadyexposinghertounpleasantremarks,andevidentlymakingMr.Rushworthuneasy.

           SirThomaswaspreparingtoactuponthisletter,withoutcommunicatingitscontentstoanycreatureatMansfield,whenitwasfollowedbyanother,sentexpressfromthesamefriend,tobreaktohimthealmostdesperatesituationinwhichaffairsthenstoodwiththeyoungpeople.Mrs.Rushworthhadleftherhusband’shouse:Mr.Rushworthhadbeeningreatangeranddistresstohim(Mr.Harding)forhisadvice;Mr.Hardingfearedtherehadbeenatleastveryflagrantindiscretion.ThemaidservantofMrs.Rushworth,senior,threatenedalarmingly.Hewasdoingallinhispowertoquieteverything,withthehopeofMrs.Rushworth’sreturn,butwassomuchcounteractedinWimpoleStreetbytheinfluenceofMr.

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