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@@@@@We will endeavour to do 9 Jane Austen our duty by her, and she will, at least, have the advantage of companions of her own age, and of a regular instructress ?Very true,? cried MrsNorris, ?which are both very important considerations; and it will be just the same to Miss Lee whether she has three girls to teach, or only two?there can be no differenceI only wish I could be more useful; but you see I do all in my power I am not one of those that spare their own trouble; and Nanny shall fetch her, however it may put me to inconvenience to have my chief counsellor away for three daysI suppose, sister, you will put the child in the little white attic, near the old nurseriesIt will be much the best place for her, so near Miss Lee, and not far from the girls, and close by the housemaids, who could either of them help to dress her, you know, and take care of her clothes, for I suppose you would not think it fair to expect Ellis to wait on her as well as the othersIndeed, I do not see that you could possibly place her anywhere else Lady Bertram made no opposition ?I hope she will prove a well-disposed girl,? continued MrsNorris, ?and be sensible of her uncommon good fortune in having such friends ?Should her disposition be really bad,? said Sir Thomas, ?we must not, for our own children?s sake, continue her in the family; but there is no reason to expect so great an evilWe shall probably see much to wish altered in her, and must prepare ourselves for gross ignorance, some meanness of opinions, and very distressing vulgarity of manner; but these are not incurable faults; nor, I trust, can they be dangerous for her associatesHad my daughters been younger than herself, I should have considered the introduction of such a companion as a matter of very serious moment; but, as it is, I hope there can be nothing to fear for them, and everything to hope for her, from the association ?That is exactly what I think,? cried MrsNorris, ?and what I was saying to my husband this morningIt will be an education for the child, said I, only being with her cousins; if Miss Lee taught her nothing, she would learn to be good and clever from them ?I hope she will not tease my poor pug,? said Lady Bertram; ?I have but just got Julia to leave it alone 10 Mansfield Park ?There will be some difficulty in our way, MrsNorris,? observed Sir Thomas, ?as to the distinction proper to be made between the girls as they grow up: how to preserve in the minds of my daughters the consciousness of what they are, without making them think too lowly of their cousin; and how, without depressing her spirits too far, to make her remember that she is not a Miss BertramI should wish to see them very good friends, and would, on no account, authorise in my girls the smallest degree of arrogance towards their relation; but still they cannot be equalsTheir rank, fortune, rights, and expectations will always be differentIt is a point of great delicacy, and you must assist us in our endeavours to choose exactly the right line of conductNorris 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