第42章

“Ifanyonefacultyofournaturemaybecalled_more_

wonderfulthantherest，Idothinkitismemory。

Thereseemssomethingmorespeakinglyincomprehensibleinthepowers，thefailures，theinequalitiesofmemory，thaninanyotherofourintelligences。

Thememoryissometimessoretentive，soserviceable，soobedient；atothers，sobewilderedandsoweak；

andatothersagain，sotyrannic，sobeyondcontrol!

Weare，tobesure，amiracleeveryway；butourpowersofrecollectingandofforgettingdoseempeculiarlypastfindingout。“

MissCrawford，untouchedandinattentive，hadnothingtosay；andFanny，perceivingit，broughtbackherownmindtowhatshethoughtmustinterest。

“Itmayseemimpertinentin_me_topraise，butImustadmirethetasteMrs。Granthasshewninallthis。

Thereissuchaquietsimplicityintheplanofthewalk!

Nottoomuchattempted!“

“Yes，“repliedMissCrawfordcarelessly，“itdoesverywellforaplaceofthissort。Onedoesnotthinkofextent_here_；andbetweenourselves，tillIcametoMansfield，Ihadnotimaginedacountryparsoneveraspiredtoashrubbery，oranythingofthekind。“

“Iamsogladtoseetheevergreensthrive!“saidFanny，inreply。“Myuncle’sgardeneralwayssaysthesoilhereisbetterthanhisown，andsoitappearsfromthegrowthofthelaurelsandevergreensingeneral。Theevergreen!

Howbeautiful，howwelcome，howwonderfultheevergreen!

Whenonethinksofit，howastonishingavarietyofnature!

Insomecountriesweknowthetreethatshedsitsleafisthevariety，butthatdoesnotmakeitlessamazingthatthesamesoilandthesamesunshouldnurtureplantsdifferinginthefirstruleandlawoftheirexistence。

Youwillthinkmerhapsodising；butwhenIamoutofdoors，especiallywhenIamsittingoutofdoors，Iamveryapttogetintothissortofwonderingstrain。Onecannotfixone’seyesonthecommonestnaturalproductionwithoutfindingfoodforaramblingfancy。“

“Tosaythetruth，“repliedMissCrawford，“IamsomethinglikethefamousDogeatthecourtofLewisXIV。；

andmaydeclarethatIseenowonderinthisshrubberyequaltoseeingmyselfinit。Ifanybodyhadtoldmeayearagothatthisplacewouldbemyhome，thatIshouldbespendingmonthaftermonthhere，asI

havedone，Icertainlyshouldnothavebelievedthem。

Ihavenowbeenherenearlyfivemonths；and，moreover，thequietestfivemonthsIeverpassed。“

“_Too_quietforyou，Ibelieve。“

“Ishouldhavethoughtso_theoretically_myself，but，“

andhereyesbrightenedasshespoke，“takeitallandall，Ineverspentsohappyasummer。Butthen，“

withamorethoughtfulairandloweredvoice，“thereisnosayingwhatitmayleadto。“

Fanny’sheartbeatquick，andshefeltquiteunequaltosurmisingorsolicitinganythingmore。MissCrawford，however，withrenewedanimation，soonwenton——

“IamconsciousofbeingfarbetterreconciledtoacountryresidencethanI

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