Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXV

           

           “Thefarmyardmustbeclearedawayentirely,andplanteduptoshutouttheblacksmith’sshop.Thehousemustbeturnedtofronttheeastinsteadofthenorth—theentranceandprincipalrooms,Imean,mustbeonthatside,wheretheviewisreallyverypretty;Iamsureitmaybedone.Andtheremustbeyourapproach,throughwhatisatpresentthegarden.Youmustmakeanewgardenatwhatisnowthebackofthehouse;whichwillbegivingitthebestaspectintheworld,slopingtothesouth-east.Thegroundseemspreciselyformedforit.Irodefiftyyardsupthelane,betweenthechurchandthehouse,inordertolookaboutme;andsawhowitmightallbe.Nothingcanbeeasier.Themeadowsbeyondwhatwillbethegarden,aswellaswhatnowis,sweepingroundfromthelaneIstoodintothenorth-east,thatis,totheprincipalroadthroughthevillage,mustbealllaidtogether,ofcourse;veryprettymeadowstheyare,finelysprinkledwithtimber.Theybelongtotheliving,Isuppose;ifnot,youmustpurchasethem.Thenthestream—somethingmustbedonewiththestream;butIcouldnotquitedeterminewhat.Ihadtwoorthreeideas.”

           “AndIhavetwoorthreeideasalso,”saidEdmund,“andoneofthemis,thatverylittleofyourplanforThorntonLaceywilleverbeputinpractice.Imustbesatisfiedwithratherlessornamentandbeauty.Ithinkthehouseandpremisesmaybemadecomfortable,andgiventheairofagentleman’sresidence,withoutanyveryheavyexpense,andthatmustsufficeme;and,Ihope,maysufficeallwhocareaboutme.

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