Менсфілд Парк

Chapter V

           

           “Andaveryprettystoryitis,andwithmoretruthinit,Idaresay,thandoescredittoMissAnderson.Itistoocommonafault.Motherscertainlyhavenotyetgotquitetherightwayofmanagingtheirdaughters.Idonotknowwheretheerrorlies.Idonotpretendtosetpeopleright,butIdoseethattheyareoftenwrong.”

           “Thosewhoareshowingtheworldwhatfemalemannersshouldbe,”saidMr.Bertramgallantly,“aredoingagreatdealtosetthemright.”

           “Theerrorisplainenough,”saidthelesscourteousEdmund;“suchgirlsareillbroughtup.Theyaregivenwrongnotionsfromthebeginning.Theyarealwaysactinguponmotivesofvanity,andthereisnomorerealmodestyintheirbehaviourbeforetheyappearinpublicthanafterwards.”

           “Idonotknow,”repliedMissCrawfordhesitatingly.“Yes,Icannotagreewithyouthere.Itiscertainlythemodestestpartofthebusiness.Itismuchworsetohavegirlsnotoutgivethemselvesthesameairsandtakethesamelibertiesasiftheywere,whichIhaveseendone.Thatisworsethananything—quitedisgusting!”

           “Yes,thatisveryinconvenientindeed,”saidMr.Bertram.“Itleadsoneastray;onedoesnotknowwhattodo.Theclosebonnetanddemureairyoudescribesowell(andnothingwaseverjuster),tellonewhatisexpected;butIgotintoadreadfulscrapelastyearfromthewantofthem.IwentdowntoRamsgateforaweekwithafriendlastSeptember,justaftermyreturnfromtheWestIndies.MyfriendSneyd—youhaveheardmespeakofSneyd,Edmund—hisfather,andmother,andsisters,werethere,allnewtome

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