Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter IV

           Crawford,thoughagreeinginnothingelse,wereunitedinaffectionforthesechildren,or,atleast,werenofartheradverseintheirfeelingsthanthateachhadtheirfavourite,towhomtheyshowedthegreatestfondnessofthetwo.TheAdmiraldelightedintheboy,Mrs.Crawforddotedonthegirl;anditwasthelady’sdeathwhichnowobligedherprotegee,aftersomemonths’furthertrialatheruncle’shouse,tofindanotherhome.AdmiralCrawfordwasamanofviciousconduct,whochose,insteadofretaininghisniece,tobringhismistressunderhisownroof;andtothisMrs.Grantwasindebtedforhersister’sproposalofcomingtoher,ameasurequiteaswelcomeononesideasitcouldbeexpedientontheother;forMrs.Grant,havingbythistimerunthroughtheusualresourcesofladiesresidinginthecountrywithoutafamilyofchildren—havingmorethanfilledherfavouritesitting-roomwithprettyfurniture,andmadeachoicecollectionofplantsandpoultry—wasverymuchinwantofsomevarietyathome.Thearrival,therefore,ofasisterwhomshehadalwaysloved,andnowhopedtoretainwithheraslongassheremainedsingle,washighlyagreeable;andherchiefanxietywaslestMansfieldshouldnotsatisfythehabitsofayoungwomanwhohadbeenmostlyusedtoLondon.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 49 из 601