Chapter III

           

           ThefirsteventofanyimportanceinthefamilywasthedeathofMr.Norris,whichhappenedwhenFannywasaboutfifteen,andnecessarilyintroducedalterationsandnovelties.Mrs.Norris,onquittingtheParsonage,removedfirsttothePark,andafterwardstoasmallhouseofSirThomas’sinthevillage,andconsoledherselfforthelossofherhusbandbyconsideringthatshecoulddoverywellwithouthim;andforherreductionofincomebytheevidentnecessityofstrictereconomy.

           ThelivingwashereafterforEdmund;and,hadhisunclediedafewyearssooner,itwouldhavebeendulygiventosomefriendtoholdtillhewereoldenoughfororders.ButTom’sextravagancehad,previoustothatevent,beensogreatastorenderadifferentdisposalofthenextpresentationnecessary,andtheyoungerbrothermusthelptopayforthepleasuresoftheelder.TherewasanotherfamilylivingactuallyheldforEdmund;butthoughthiscircumstancehadmadethearrangementsomewhateasiertoSirThomas’sconscience,hecouldnotbutfeelittobeanactofinjustice,andheearnestlytriedtoimpresshiseldestsonwiththesameconviction,inthehopeofitsproducingabettereffectthananythinghehadyetbeenabletosayordo.

           “Iblushforyou,Tom,”saidhe,inhismostdignifiedmanner;“IblushfortheexpedientwhichIamdrivenon,andItrustImaypityyourfeelingsasabrotherontheoccasion.YouhaverobbedEdmundforten,twenty,thirtyyears,perhapsforlife,ofmorethanhalftheincomewhichoughttobehis.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 27 из 601