[Mansfield Park by Jane Austen]@TWC D-Link bookMansfield Park CHAPTER I 12/12
Their rank, fortune, rights, and expectations will always be different.
It is a point of great delicacy, and you must assist us in our endeavours to choose exactly the right line of conduct." Mrs.Norris was quite at his service; and though she perfectly agreed with him as to its being a most difficult thing, encouraged him to hope that between them it would be easily managed. It will be readily believed that Mrs.Norris did not write to her sister in vain.
Mrs.Price seemed rather surprised that a girl should be fixed on, when she had so many fine boys, but accepted the offer most thankfully, assuring them of her daughter's being a very well-disposed, good-humoured girl, and trusting they would never have cause to throw her off.
She spoke of her farther as somewhat delicate and puny, but was sanguine in the hope of her being materially better for change of air. Poor woman! she probably thought change of air might agree with many of her children..
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