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Such a forward young lady may well frighten the men ?I should be but too happy in taking the part, if it were possible,? cried Tom; ?but, unluckily, the Butler and Anhalt are in togetherI will not entirely give it up, however; I will try what can be done?I will look it over again ?Your brother should take the part,? said MrYates, in a low voice ?Do not you think he would?? ?I shall not ask him,? replied Tom, in a cold, determined manner Miss Crawford talked of something else, and soon afterwards rejoined the party at the fire ?They do not want me at all,? said she, seating herself?I only puzzle them, and oblige them to make civil speechesEdmund Bertram, as you do not act yourself, you will be a disinterested adviser; and, therefore, I apply to youWhat shall we do for an Anhalt? Is it practicable for any of the others to double it? What is your advice?? ?My advice,? said he calmly, ?is that you change the play ?I should have no objection,? she replied; ?for though I should not pink gucci bag particularly dislike the part of Amelia if well supported, that is, if everything went well, I shall be sorry to be an inconvenience; but as they do not chuse to hear your advice at that table? (looking round), ?it certainly will not be taken 128 Mansfield Park Edmund said no more ?If any part could tempt you to act, I suppose it would be Anhalt,? observed the lady archly, after a short pause; ?for he is a clergyman, you know ?That circumstance would by no means tempt me,? he replied, ?for I should be sorry to make the character ridiculous by bad acting It must be very difficult to keep Anhalt from appearing a formal, solemn lecturer; and the man who chuses the profession itself is, perhaps, one of the last who would wish to represent it on the stage Miss Crawford was silenced, and with some feelings of resentment and mortification, moved her chair considerably nearer the tea-table, and gave all her attention to MrsNorris, who was presiding there ?Fanny,? cried Tom Bertram, from the tiffany round tag necklace other table, where the conference was eagerly carrying on, and the conversation incessant, ?we want your services? Fanny was up in a moment, expecting some errand; for the habit of employing her in that way was not yet overcome, in spite of all that Edmund could do ?Oh! we do not want to disturb you from your seatWe do not want your present servicesWe shall only want you in our playYou must be Cottager?s wife ?Me!? cried Fanny, sitting down again with a most frightened look ?Indeed you must excuse meI could not act anything if you were to give me the worldNo, indeed, I cannot act ?Indeed, but you must, for we cannot excuse youIt need not frighten you: it is a nothing of a part, a mere nothing, not above half a dozen speeches altogether, and it will not much signify if nobody hears a word you say; so you may be as creep-mouse as you like, but we must have you to look at ?If you are afraid of half a dozen speeches,? cried MrRushworth, ?what would you do with such a part as mine? I have miu miu charm leather bag forty-two to learn ?It is not that I am afraid of learning by heart,? said Fanny, shocked to find herself at that moment the only speaker in the room, and to feel that almost every eye was upon her; ?but I really cannot act 129 Jane Austen ?Yes, yes, you can act well enough for usLearn your part, and we will teach you all the restYou have only two scenes, and as I shall be Cottager, I?ll put you in and push you about, and you will do it very well, I?ll answer for itBertram, you must excuse meYou cannot have an ideaIt would be absolutely impossible for meIf I were to undertake it, I should only disappoint you ?Phoo! Phoo! Do not be so shamefacedYou?ll do it very well Every allowance will be made for youWe do not expect perfection You must get a brown gown, and a white apron, and a mob cap, and we must make you a few wrinkles, and a little of the crowsfoot at the corner of your eyes, and you will be a very proper, little old woman ?You must excuse me, indeed you must excuse me,? cried gucci black bag Fanny, growing more and more red from excessive agitation, and looking distressfully at Edmund, who was kindly observing her; but unwilling to exasperate his brother by interference, gave her only an encouraging smileHer entreaty had no effect on Tom: he only said again what he had said before; and it was not merely Tom, for the requisition was now backed by Maria, and Mr Yates, with an urgency which differed from his but in being more gentle or more ceremonious, and which altogether was quite overpowering to Fanny; and before she could breathe after it, MrsNorris completed the whole by thus addressing her in a whisper at once angry and audible??What a piece of work here is about nothing: I am quite ashamed of you, Fanny, to make such a difficulty of obliging your cousins in a trifle of this sort?so kind as they are to you! Take the part with a good grace, and let us hear no more of the matter, I entreat ?Do not urge her, madam,? said Edmund?It is not fair to urge her in this wholesale gucci handbags manner

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