Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter VI

           

           “Youwouldfinditdifficult,Idaresay,justnow,inthemiddleofaverylatehayharvest,tohireahorseandcart?”

           “Iwasastonishedtofindwhatapieceofworkwasmadeofit!Towantahorseandcartinthecountryseemedimpossible,soItoldmymaidtospeakforonedirectly;andasIcannotlookoutofmydressing-closetwithoutseeingonefarmyard,norwalkintheshrubberywithoutpassinganother,Ithoughtitwouldbeonlyaskandhave,andwasrathergrievedthatIcouldnotgivetheadvantagetoall.Guessmysurprise,whenIfoundthatIhadbeenaskingthemostunreasonable,mostimpossiblethingintheworld;hadoffendedallthefarmers,allthelabourers,allthehayintheparish!AsforDr.Grant’sbailiff,IbelieveIhadbetterkeepoutofhisway;andmybrother-in-lawhimself,whoisallkindnessingeneral,lookedratherblackuponmewhenhefoundwhatIhadbeenat.”

           “Youcouldnotbeexpectedtohavethoughtonthesubjectbefore;butwhenyoudothinkofit,youmustseetheimportanceofgettinginthegrass.Thehireofacartatanytimemightnotbesoeasyasyousuppose:ourfarmersarenotinthehabitoflettingthemout;but,inharvest,itmustbequiteoutoftheirpowertospareahorse.”

           “Ishallunderstandallyourwaysintime;but,comingdownwiththetrueLondonmaxim,thateverythingistobegotwithmoney,Iwasalittleembarrassedatfirstbythesturdyindependenceofyourcountrycustoms.However,Iamtohavemyharpfetchedto-morrow.Henry,whoisgood-natureitself,hasofferedtofetchitinhisbarouche.

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