Mansfield Park

Speak up; your disgraceful situation is nothing to be ashamed of

Daniel Lavery

Apr 01, 2024

Previously: Sense and Sensibility, parts I, II, and III.

MRS. PRICE: Too many children

Too many children Portsmouth help

Mail son away

Send son away via mail

Send son East or somewhere via post office legal

How mail son to relatives who hate me

Cheaper to mail away son or daughter

SIR THOMAS: On the one hand I feel for the girl…

But on the other hand — if she grew up handsome, you see, and the boys noticed — It could be very awkward — Cousin marriage is all well and good when the cousin in question has something of her own, but a poor cousin —

MRS. NORRIS: If you’re afraid of the cousins getting married then the best thing in the world is for her to come and live here, where you can keep an eye on things. Strongest proof against cousin marriage I can think of. If there’s anyone you don’t want your sons marrying, my advice is to bring her up in your own home and treat her like a daughter. Fill the world with sisters, until there’s only one very rich woman they don’t think they’re too closely related to. Really we ought to bring all of her sisters too, if any of them look like they’re going to grow up to be charming. No one wants to marry someone they already eat breakfast with every day. That’s just my advice of course

MRS. NORRIS: By the way here’s the order in which I love everybody:

Maria

Tom

Julia

Edmund

Maria again

Pug dog

The girl

SIR THOMAS: Remember, girls, that Fanny is going to be your very best friend. But she must never look you directly in the eyes. If she dares, you must tell me at once, and I will give her to the Post Office right away

FANNY PRICE: ʰᵉˡˡᵒ ᴹʳˢ ᴺᵒʳʳᶦˢ ᵐᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ˢᵃʸˢ ᶦᵐ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵒ ʷᶦᵗʰ ʸᵒᵘ ᶠᵒʳ ʷᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ᵗᵒᵒ ᵐᵃⁿʸ

MRS. NORRIS: HELLO FANNY

YOUR MOTHER TELLS ME YOU HAVEN’T GOT ANY MONEY

THAT’S NOT VERY GOOD, IS IT

FANNY: ⁿᵒ ᵐᵃᵃᵐ

MRS. NORRIS: SPEAK UP

FANNY: ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴀᴍ

MRS. NORRIS: THAT’S BETTER. SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT. YOUR DISGRACE IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF

FANNY: ₕₑₗₗₒ

MARIA BERTRAM [disgusted]: I’m thirteen

what are you, ten

MRS. NORRIS [stage whispering]: Sᴀʏ 'ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ,' Fᴀɴɴʏ

JULIA BERTRAM: How many sashes do you have

FANNY: ₜ𝓌ₒ

JULIA BERTRAM: Est-ce que tu parles même français?

FANNY: ?...ᵢₘ ₐ ₘₒᵤₛₑ

MARIA BERTRAM: SHE DOESN’T EVEN SPEAK FRENCH

JULIA BERTRAM: what are you, four foot six? do you know the names of all the metals and semi-metals?

MARIA BERTRAM: she looks like she’s never had a glass of milk in her life

have you ever even had a glass of milk before, Fanny? You can be honest with us. We’re your cousins. And I’m twelve, you can trust me.

FANNY: mother said we had to save our milk for the boys

since they would need their bones in the Navy more than we would sitting at home

JULIA BERTRAM: can we mail her back

MRS. NORRIS: Julia! Maria!…Of course we can’t do that. Think of the cost of postage

Just put her in the fireplace or something

EDMUND: You seem sad. Would you like to take a walk and tell me about your life in Portsmouth?

FANNY: I will never fail you. If you ever need a kidney I will cut mine out of my body myself. If you ever find yourself friendless in the world you will know that I am dead, for as long as I am living you shall want for nothing

EDMUND: If you want to write your mother a letter I will take it to the Post Office for you

FANNY: Please — I don’t want to talk about the Post Office. But you can kill me if you want to. I won’t mind

LADY BERTRAM: Love my little pug dog

Wonderful little pug dog

Write will in favor of little pug dog no children

Pug dog nicer than human children appropriate

Okay to love pug baby

Special special pug dog

No London no visit town only pug dog house in country no husband goodbye husband

SIR THOMAS: Eldest son worthless

Good son second son good son Edmund church son

Eldest son ugly hat too many horses

How take away horses from eldest son English law

Legal horse removal from bad son gambling?

Tax deductions giving nephews to Navy Sir Thomas Parliament

FANNY: Possible to love both Edmund and brother same time

Love brother

Love Edmund

Are horses real

Edmund good wonderful Mansfield Park tall has penknife last name?

is Edmund famous

learn French to impress Edmund

FANNY: I can never be important to anyone

EDMUND: Oh, cheer up, I’m sure it’s not all bad

[Later]

FANNY: Dear Diary. You’ll never believe what Edmund said today. Once again he has transformed all my despair into hope

MRS. GRANT: Welcome to the parsonage! Come in, come in! Can I get you anything? Some bread and butter?

MRS. NORRIS: Some what

MRS. GRANT: An egg?

MRS. NORRIS: A what

MRS. NORRIS: Edmund, I just want you to know: If your father and brother are killed on the journey to Antigua, if they are horribly drowned, or catch some kind of fever, or fit, or are kicked to death by horses, I think I should be the one to tell everybody about it

LADY BERTRAM: How to get out of chaperoning dances

How to avoid quality time with daughters

Daughters leave me alone

Letters and pug dog only sign of a good mother?

Other people spend time with my daughters

Who is Fanny Price

EDMUND: Can’t you see this woman’s got to have a horse

My God, she looks awful

I mean no offense, Fanny

FANNY: The fact that you would even look at me is more than I could possibly have hoped for

It’s an honor merely to be called wan by you

EDMUND: I’m sending one of mine around this afternoon. You’ve got to ride it immediately or who knows what sort of brain fevers or blood disorders might arise

FANNY: You have only to say the word and I will ride your mare into Hell

EDMUND: See, it’s already started

MARY CRAWFORD: What is Fanny Price’s deal

Fanny Price small monkey or homunculus

Fanny Price enchanted doll gift of human appearance?

Fanny Price normal

Can Fanny Price go outside

How to lie to make Edmund like you

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