Менсфілд Парк

Chapter XLVIII

           Mariahaddestroyedherowncharacter,andhewouldnot,byavainattempttorestorewhatnevercouldberestored,byaffordinghissanctiontovice,orinseekingtolessenitsdisgrace,beanywiseaccessorytointroducingsuchmiseryinanotherman’sfamilyashehadknownhimself.

           ItendedinMrs.Norris’sresolvingtoquitMansfieldanddevoteherselftoherunfortunateMaria,andinanestablishmentbeingformedfortheminanothercountry,remoteandprivate,where,shutuptogetherwithlittlesociety,ononesidenoaffection,ontheothernojudgment,itmaybereasonablysupposedthattheirtempersbecametheirmutualpunishment.

           Mrs.Norris’sremovalfromMansfieldwasthegreatsupplementarycomfortofSirThomas’slife.HisopinionofherhadbeensinkingfromthedayofhisreturnfromAntigua:ineverytransactiontogetherfromthatperiod,intheirdailyintercourse,inbusiness,orinchat,shehadbeenregularlylosinggroundinhisesteem,andconvincinghimthateithertimehaddonehermuchdisservice,orthathehadconsiderablyover-ratedhersense,andwonderfullybornewithhermannersbefore.Hehadfeltherasanhourlyevil,whichwassomuchtheworse,asthereseemednochanceofitsceasingbutwithlife;sheseemedapartofhimselfthatmustbeborneforever.Toberelievedfromher,therefore,wassogreatafelicitythat,hadshenotleftbitterremembrancesbehindher,theremighthavebeendangerofhislearningalmosttoapprovetheevilwhichproducedsuchagood.

           ShewasregrettedbynooneatMansfield.

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