Edmundmight，inthecommonphrase，dothedutyofThornton，thatis，hemightreadprayersandpreach，withoutgivingupMansfieldPark：hemightrideovereverySunday，toahousenominallyinhabited，andgothroughdivineservice；
hemightbetheclergymanofThorntonLaceyeveryseventhday，forthreeorfourhours，ifthatwouldcontenthim。
Butitwillnot。Heknowsthathumannatureneedsmorelessonsthanaweeklysermoncanconvey；andthatifhedoesnotliveamonghisparishioners，andprovehimself，byconstantattention，theirwell-wisherandfriend，hedoesverylittleeitherfortheirgoodorhisown。“
Mr。Crawfordbowedhisacquiescence。
“Irepeatagain，“addedSirThomas，“thatThorntonLaceyistheonlyhouseintheneighbourhoodinwhichIshould_not_behappytowaitonMr。Crawfordasoccupier。“