Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter IX

           “Forif,”saidhe,withthesortofself-evidentpropositionwhichmanyaclearerheaddoesnotalwaysavoid,“wearetoolonggoingoverthehouse,weshallnothavetimeforwhatistobedoneoutofdoors.Itispasttwo,andwearetodineatfive.”

           Mrs.Rushworthsubmitted;andthequestionofsurveyingthegrounds,withthewhoandthehow,waslikelytobemorefullyagitated,andMrs.Norriswasbeginningtoarrangebywhatjunctionofcarriagesandhorsesmostcouldbedone,whentheyoungpeople,meetingwithanoutwarddoor,temptinglyopenonaflightofstepswhichledimmediatelytoturfandshrubs,andallthesweetsofpleasure-grounds,asbyoneimpulse,onewishforairandliberty,allwalkedout.

           “Supposeweturndownhereforthepresent,”saidMrs.Rushworth,civillytakingthehintandfollowingthem.“Herearethegreatestnumberofourplants,andherearethecuriouspheasants.”

           “Query,”saidMr.Crawford,lookingroundhim,“whetherwemaynotfindsomethingtoemployusherebeforewegofarther?Iseewallsofgreatpromise.Mr.Rushworth,shallwesummonacouncilonthislawn?”

           “James,”saidMrs.Rushworthtoherson,“Ibelievethewildernesswillbenewtoalltheparty.TheMissBertramshaveneverseenthewildernessyet.”

           Noobjectionwasmade,butforsometimethereseemednoinclinationtomoveinanyplan,ortoanydistance.Allwereattractedatfirstbytheplantsorthepheasants,andalldispersedaboutinhappyindependence.Mr.Crawfordwasthefirsttomoveforwardtoexaminethecapabilitiesofthatendofthehouse.

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