Mansfield Park - Chapter 38

The novelty of travelling, and the happiness of being with William, soon produced their natural effect on Fanny's spirits, when Mansfield Park was fairly left behind; and by the time their first stage was ended, and they were to quit Sir Thomas's carriage, she was able to take leave of the old coachman, and send back proper messages, with cheerful looks., ,Of pleasant talk between the brother and sister there was no end. Everything supplied an amusement to the high glee of William's mind, and he was full of frolic and joke in the intervals ¹ of their higher-toned subjects, all of which ended, if they did not begin, in praise of the Thrush, conjectures ² how she would be employed, schemes for an action with some superior force, which (supposing the first lieutenant ³ out of the way, and William was not very merciful to the first lieutenant) was to give himself the next step as soon as possible, or speculations ⁴ upon prize-money, which was to be generously distributed at home, with only the reservation of enough to make the little cottage comfortable, in which he and Fanny were to pass all their middle and later life together., ,Fanny's immediate ⁵ concerns, as far as they involved Mr. Crawford, made no part of their conversation. William knew what had passed, and from his heart lamented ⁶ that his sister's feelings should be so cold towards a man whom he must consider as the first of human characters; but he was of an age to be all for love, and therefore unable to blame; and knowing her wish on the subject, he would not distress ⁷ her by the slightest allusion ⁸., , ,With such thoughts as these, among ten hundred others, Fanny proceeded in her journey safely and cheerfully, and as expeditiously ¹⁷ as could rationally be hoped in the dirty month of February. They entered Oxford ¹⁸, but she could take only a hasty glimpse of Edmund's college as they passed along, and made no stop anywhere till they reached Newbury, where a comfortable meal, uniting dinner and supper, wound up the enjoyments ¹⁹ and fatigues ²¹ of the day., ,The next morning saw them off again at an early hour; and with no events, and no delays, they regularly advanced, and were in the environs of Portsmouth while there was yet daylight for Fanny to look around her, and wonder at the new buildings. They passed the drawbridge, and entered the town; and the light was only beginning to fail as, guided by William's powerful voice, they were rattled ²² into a narrow street, leading from the High Street, and drawn ²³ up before the door of a small house now inhabited by Mr. Price., ,Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会 。,That's weighing remote military conjectures against the certain deaths of innocent people. 那不过是牵强附会的军事假设，而现在的事实却是无辜者正在惨遭杀害 ，这怎能同日而语！