Менсфілд Парк

Chapter V

           WhenwereachedAlbionPlacetheywereout;wewentafterthem,andfoundthemonthepier:Mrs.andthetwoMissSneyds,withothersoftheiracquaintance.Imademybowinform;andasMrs.Sneydwassurroundedbymen,attachedmyselftooneofherdaughters,walkedbyhersideallthewayhome,andmademyselfasagreeableasIcould;theyoungladyperfectlyeasyinhermanners,andasreadytotalkastolisten.IhadnotasuspicionthatIcouldbedoinganythingwrong.Theylookedjustthesame:bothwell-dressed,withveilsandparasolslikeothergirls;butIafterwardsfoundthatIhadbeengivingallmyattentiontotheyoungest,whowasnotout,andhadmostexcessivelyoffendedtheeldest.MissAugustaoughtnottohavebeennoticedforthenextsixmonths;andMissSneyd,Ibelieve,hasneverforgivenme.”

           “Thatwasbadindeed.PoorMissSneyd.ThoughIhavenoyoungersister,Ifeelforher.Tobeneglectedbeforeone’stimemustbeveryvexatious;butitwasentirelythemother’sfault.MissAugustashouldhavebeenwithhergoverness.Suchhalf-and-halfdoingsneverprosper.ButnowImustbesatisfiedaboutMissPrice.Doesshegotoballs?Doesshedineouteverywhere,aswellasatmysister’s?”

           “No,”repliedEdmund;“Idonotthinkshehaseverbeentoaball.Mymotherseldomgoesintocompanyherself,anddinesnowherebutwithMrs.Grant,andFannystaysathomewithher.”

           “Oh!thenthepointisclear.MissPriceisnotout.”

           

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