Mansfield Park Page #2

that pest of society, Elizabeth,

who, murderess and wicked queen

that she was,

confined her cousin, the lovely

Mary, Queen of Scots, for 1 9 years,

and then brought her to an untimely,

unmerited and scandalous death.

Much to the eternal shame of the

monarchy and the entire kingdom.

"By a partial, prejudiced

and ignorant historian."

- Fanny, you're awful!

- All those wars!

The men all good for nothing,

and hardly any women at all.

Very tiresome.

It's odd that history should be so dull.

A great deal of it must be invention.

I shall have to bend your supple mind

in more strict a fashion.

I think the situation calls for some...

...Shakespeare!

Fanny Price!

Please try to act with some decorum!

What?

What?

So you like her?

Mrs Shakespeare, she's my refuge.

I can't thank you enough.

My gifts are nothing next to yours.

My writing is wood

compared to your wild constructions.

Yes, I'm a wild beast!

I'm sure Sir Thomas would agree.

Don't concern yourself with his gravity.

He has much to preoccupy him.

Such as?

Edmund!

- It's complex.

- And I'm too simple?

Fanny!

He regrets taking me in, doesn't he?

No, it's...

It's just it's problems with the slaves

on the plantation.

- The abolitionists are making inroads.

- That's a good thing, isn't it?

Well, we all live off the profits, Fanny.

Including you.

Tom, you mustn't be serious!

Come back!

Tom!

You will do as I say!

What, and do as you do?

Even I have principles, sir!

Tom!

You are an angel.

Tom!

"Dear Susy,

news items... "

"Sir Thomas has dragged Tom

to the West lndies to..."

"...protect our interests there."

"Maria has found herself a fiance,

a Mr Rushworth, "

"who Sir Thomas

has approved by post. "

"Everyone seems delighted with him,

except Edmund, who says, "

"'If he had not 1 2,000 a year,

we'd think him prodigiously dim. "'

"Consequently, there's an urgency

for Julia to search for a suitor. "

"And Mrs Norris' husband died..."

"...which did not seem

to inconvenience her at all. "

"She's moved into Mansfield proper,

where life is decidedly less expensive."

"What joy is mine! So..."

"Now there is a new parson

moved into the parsonage, and... "

"...Iife seems nothing more than

a quick succession of busy nothings."

They are half-brother and -sister

to the parson's wife.

Entertain them with suitable

attention and animation.

Not to mention alacrity!

I might need the rest of the morning

to recover from the ball last night.

- I'm just a mite sluggish.

- lndeed!

Mr Russel, if you please!

May I introduce Miss Mary Crawford?

And her brother, Mr Henry Crawford.

This is my sister, Lady Bertram.

Mr Edmund Bertram.

This is Miss Julia Bertram,

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