Менсфілд Парк

Chapter V

           “Ibeginnowtounderstandyouall,exceptMissPrice,”saidMissCrawford,asshewaswalkingwiththeMr.Bertrams.“Pray,issheout,orisshenot?Iampuzzled.ShedinedattheParsonage,withtherestofyou,whichseemedlikebeingout;andyetshesayssolittle,thatIcanhardlysupposesheis.”

           Edmund,towhomthiswaschieflyaddressed,replied,“IbelieveIknowwhatyoumean,butIwillnotundertaketoanswerthequestion.Mycousinisgrownup.Shehastheageandsenseofawoman,buttheoutsandnotoutsarebeyondme.”

           “Andyet,ingeneral,nothingcanbemoreeasilyascertained.Thedistinctionissobroad.Mannersaswellasappearanceare,generallyspeaking,sototallydifferent.Tillnow,Icouldnothavesupposeditpossibletobemistakenastoagirl’sbeingoutornot.Agirlnotouthasalwaysthesamesortofdress:aclosebonnet,forinstance;looksverydemure,andneversaysaword.Youmaysmile,butitisso,Iassureyou;andexceptthatitissometimescarriedalittletoofar,itisallveryproper.Girlsshouldbequietandmodest.Themostobjectionablepartis,thatthealterationofmannersonbeingintroducedintocompanyisfrequentlytoosudden.Theysometimespassinsuchverylittletimefromreservetoquitetheopposite—toconfidence!Thatisthefaultypartofthepresentsystem.Onedoesnotliketoseeagirlofeighteenornineteensoimmediatelyuptoeverything—andperhapswhenonehasseenherhardlyabletospeaktheyearbefore.Mr.Bertram,Idaresayyouhavesometimesmetwithsuchchanges.

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