Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XLIII

           Mydearlittlecreature,donotstayatPortsmouthtoloseyourprettylooks.Thosevilesea-breezesaretheruinofbeautyandhealth.Mypoorauntalwaysfeltaffectedifwithintenmilesofthesea,whichtheAdmiralofcourseneverbelieved,butIknowitwasso.IamatyourserviceandHenry’s,atanhour’snotice.Ishouldlikethescheme,andwewouldmakealittlecircuit,andshewyouEveringhaminourway,andperhapsyouwouldnotmindpassingthroughLondon,andseeingtheinsideofSt.George’s,HanoverSquare.OnlykeepyourcousinEdmundfrommeatsuchatime:Ishouldnotliketobetempted.Whatalongletter!onewordmore.Henry,Ifind,hassomeideaofgoingintoNorfolkagainuponsomebusinessthatyouapprove;butthiscannotpossiblybepermittedbeforethemiddleofnextweek;thatis,hecannotanyhowbesparedtillafterthe14th,forwehaveapartythatevening.ThevalueofamanlikeHenry,onsuchanoccasion,iswhatyoucanhavenoconceptionof;soyoumusttakeituponmywordtobeinestimable.HewillseetheRushworths,whichownIamnotsorryfor—havingalittlecuriosity,andsoIthinkhashe—thoughhewillnotacknowledgeit.”

           Thiswasalettertoberunthrougheagerly,tobereaddeliberately,tosupplymatterformuchreflection,andtoleaveeverythingingreatersuspensethanever.Theonlycertaintytobedrawnfromitwas,thatnothingdecisivehadyettakenplace.Edmundhadnotyetspoken.

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