第33章

“IratherwonderJuliaisnotinlovewithHenry，“

washerobservationtoMary。

“Idaresaysheis，“repliedMarycoldly。“Iimaginebothsistersare。“

“Both!no，no，thatmustnotbe。Donotgivehimahintofit。ThinkofMr。Rushworth!“

“YouhadbettertellMissBertramtothinkofMr。Rushworth。

Itmaydo_her_somegood。IoftenthinkofMr。Rushworth’spropertyandindependence，andwishtheminotherhands；

butIneverthinkofhim。Amanmightrepresentthecountywithsuchanestate；amanmightescapeaprofessionandrepresentthecounty。“

“Idaresayhe_will_beinparliamentsoon。WhenSirThomascomes，Idaresayhewillbeinforsomeborough，buttherehasbeennobodytoputhiminthewayofdoinganythingyet。“

“SirThomasistoachievemanymightythingswhenhecomeshome，“saidMary，afterapause。“DoyourememberHawkinsBrowne’s’AddresstoTobacco，’inimitationofPope？——

Blestleaf!whosearomaticgalesdispenseToTemplarsmodesty，toParsonssense。

Iwillparodythem——

BlestKnight!whosedictatoriallooksdispenseToChildrenaffluence，toRushworthsense。

Willnotthatdo，Mrs。Grant？EverythingseemstodependuponSirThomas’sreturn。“

“Youwillfindhisconsequenceveryjustandreasonablewhenyouseehiminhisfamily，Iassureyou。Idonotthinkwedosowellwithouthim。Hehasafinedignifiedmanner，whichsuitstheheadofsuchahouse，andkeepseverybodyintheirplace。LadyBertramseemsmoreofaciphernowthanwhenheisathome；andnobodyelsecankeepMrs。Norrisinorder。But，Mary，donotfancythatMariaBertramcaresforHenry。Iamsure_Julia_doesnot，orshewouldnothaveflirtedasshedidlastnightwithMr。Yates；andthoughheandMariaareverygoodfriends，IthinkshelikesSothertontoowelltobeinconstant。“

“IwouldnotgivemuchforMr。Rushworth’schanceifHenrysteptinbeforethearticlesweresigned。“

“Ifyouhavesuchasuspicion，somethingmustbedone；

andassoonastheplayisallover，wewilltalktohimseriouslyandmakehimknowhisownmind；andifhemeansnothing，wewillsendhimoff，thoughheisHenry，foratime。“

Julia_did_suffer，however，thoughMrs。Grantdiscerneditnot，andthoughitescapedthenoticeofmanyofherownfamilylikewise。Shehadloved，shedidlovestill，andshehadallthesufferingwhichawarmtemperandahighspiritwerelikelytoendureunderthedisappointmentofadear，thoughirrationalhope，withastrongsenseofill-usage。Herheartwassoreandangry，andshewascapableonlyofangryconsolations。Thesisterwithwhomshewasusedtobeoneasytermswasnowbecomehergreatestenemy：theywerealienatedfromeachother；

andJuliawasnotsuperiortothehopeofsomedistressingendtotheattentionswhichwerestillcarryingonthere，somepunishmenttoMariaforconductsoshamefultowardsherselfaswellastowardsMr。Rushworth。Withnomaterialfaultoftemper，ordifferenceofopinion，topreventtheirbeingverygoodfriendswhiletheirinterestswerethesame，thesisters，undersuchatrialasthis，hadnotaffectionorprincipleenoughtomakethemmercifulorjust，togivethemhonourorcompassion。Maria

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