Менсфілд Парк

Chapter VI

           Bathseemsfull,andeverythingasusual.Yourssincerely.’Thatisthetruemanlystyle;thatisacompletebrother’sletter.”

           “Whentheyareatadistancefromalltheirfamily,”saidFanny,colouringforWilliam’ssake,“theycanwritelongletters.”

           “MissPricehasabrotheratsea,”saidEdmund,“whoseexcellenceasacorrespondentmakesherthinkyoutoosevereuponus.”

           “Atsea,hasshe?Intheking’sservice,ofcourse?”

           FannywouldratherhavehadEdmundtellthestory,buthisdeterminedsilenceobligedhertorelateherbrother’ssituation:hervoicewasanimatedinspeakingofhisprofession,andtheforeignstationshehadbeenon;butshecouldnotmentionthenumberofyearsthathehadbeenabsentwithouttearsinhereyes.MissCrawfordcivillywishedhimanearlypromotion.

           “Doyouknowanythingofmycousin’scaptain?”saidEdmund;“CaptainMarshall?Youhavealargeacquaintanceinthenavy,Iconclude?”

           “Amongadmirals,largeenough;but,”withanairofgrandeur,“weknowverylittleoftheinferiorranks.Post-captainsmaybeverygoodsortofmen,buttheydonotbelongtous.OfvariousadmiralsIcouldtellyouagreatdeal:ofthemandtheirflags,andthegradationoftheirpay,andtheirbickeringsandjealousies.But,ingeneral,Icanassureyouthattheyareallpassedover,andallveryillused.Certainly,myhomeatmyuncle’sbroughtmeacquaintedwithacircleofadmirals.OfRearsandVicesIsawenough.Nowdonotbesuspectingmeofapun,Ientreat.”

           Edmundagainfeltgrave,andonlyreplied,“Itisanobleprofession.

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