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Norris was all delight and volubility; and even Fanny had something to say in admiration, and might be heard with complacencyHer eye was eagerly taking in everything within her reach; and after being at some pains to get a view of the house, and observing that ?it was a sort of building which she could not look at but with respect,? she added, ?Now, where is the avenue? The house fronts the east, I perceiveThe avenue, therefore, must be at the back of itRushworth talked of the west front ?Yes, it is exactly behind the house; begins at a little distance, and ascends for half a mile to the extremity of the groundsYou may see something of it here?something of the more distant trees Miss Bertram could now speak with decided information of what she had known nothing about when MrRushworth had asked her opinion; and her spirits were in as happy a flutter as vanity and pride could furnish, when they drove up to the spacious stone steps before the principal entrance 73 Jane Austen CHAPTER IX MRRUSHWORTH was at the door to receive his fair lady; and the whole party were welcomed by him with due attentionIn the drawing- room they were met with equal discounted louis vuitton bags cordiality by the mother, and Miss Bertram had all the distinction with each that she could wish After the business of arriving was over, it was first necessary to eat, and the doors were thrown open to admit them through one or two intermediate rooms into the appointed dining-parlour, where a collation was prepared with abundance and eleganceMuch was said, and much was ate, and all went wellThe particular object of the day was then consideredCrawford like, in what manner would he chuse, to take a survey of the grounds? Mr Rushworth mentioned his curricleCrawford suggested the greater desirableness of some carriage which might convey more than two?To be depriving themselves of the advantage of other eyes and other judgments, might be an evil even beyond the loss of present pleasureRushworth proposed that the chaise should be taken also; but this was scarcely received as an amendment: the young ladies neither smiled nor spokeHer next proposition, of shewing the house to such of them as had not been there before, was more acceptable, for Miss Bertram was pleased to have its size displayed, and all were glad to be doing something The whole party rose chloe paddingtons accordingly, and under MrsRushworth?s guidance were shewn through a number of rooms, all lofty, and many large, and amply furnished in the taste of fifty years back, with shining floors, solid mahogany, rich damask, marble, gilding, and carving, each handsome in its wayOf pictures there were abundance, and some few good, but the larger part were family portraits, no longer anything to anybody but MrsRushworth, who had been 74 Mansfield Park at great pains to learn all that the housekeeper could teach, and was now almost equally well qualified to shew the houseOn the present occasion she addressed herself chiefly to Miss Crawford and Fanny, but there was no comparison in the willingness of their attention; for Miss Crawford, who had seen scores of great houses, and cared for none of them, had only the appearance of civilly listening, while Fanny, to whom everything was almost as interesting as it was new, attended with unaffected earnestness to all that MrsRushworth could relate of the family in former times, its rise and grandeur, regal visits and loyal efforts, delighted to connect anything with history already known, or warm her imagination montre cartier extra plate with scenes of the past The situation of the house excluded the possibility of much prospect from any of the rooms; and while Fanny and some of the others were attending MrsRushworth, Henry Crawford was looking grave and shaking his head at the windowsEvery room on the west front looked across a lawn to the beginning of the avenue immediately beyond tall iron palisades and gates Having visited many more rooms than could be supposed to be of any other use than to contribute to the window-tax, and find employment for housemaids, ?Now,? said MrsRushworth, ?we are coming to the chapel, which properly we ought to enter from above, and look down upon; but as we are quite among friends, I will take you in this way, if you will excuse meFanny?s imagination had prepared her for something grander than a mere spacious, oblong room, fitted up for the purpose of devotion: with nothing more striking or more solemn than the profusion of mahogany, and the crimson velvet cushions appearing over the ledge of the family gallery above?I am disappointed,? said she, in a low voice, to Edmund?This is not my idea of a chapelThere is nothing awful here, nothing pink gucci bag melancholy, nothing grandHere are no aisles, no arches, no inscriptions, no banners No banners, cousin, to be ?blown by the night wind of heaven No signs that a ?Scottish monarch sleeps below? ?You forget, Fanny, how lately all this has been built, and for how confined a purpose, compared with the old chapels of castles and monasteriesIt was only for the private use of the familyThey have 75 Jane Austen been buried, I suppose, in the parish churchThere you must look for the banners and the achievements ?It was foolish of me not to think of all that; but I am disappointedRushworth began her relation?This chapel was fitted up as you see it, in James the Second?s timeBefore that period, as I understand, the pews were only wainscot; and there is some reason to think that the linings and cushions of the pulpit and family seat were only purple cloth; but this is not quite certainIt is a handsome chapel, and was formerly in constant use both morning and eveningPrayers were always read in it by the domestic chaplain, within the memory of many; but the late MrRushworth left it off ?Every generation has its improvements,? said Miss Crawford, with a smile, to miu miu leather black coffer bag Edmund