Onedoesnotseemuchofthisinfluenceandimportanceinsociety，andhowcanitbeacquiredwheretheyaresoseldomseenthemselves？Howcantwosermonsaweek，evensupposingthemworthhearing，supposingthepreachertohavethesensetopreferBlair’stohisown，doallthatyouspeakof？governtheconductandfashionthemannersofalargecongregationfortherestoftheweek？
　　Onescarcelyseesaclergymanoutofhispulpit。“
　　“_You_arespeakingofLondon，_I_amspeakingofthenationatlarge。“
　　“Themetropolis，Iimagine，isaprettyfairsampleoftherest。“
　　“Not，Ishouldhope，oftheproportionofvirtuetovicethroughoutthekingdom。Wedonotlookingreatcitiesforourbestmorality。Itisnottherethatrespectablepeopleofanydenominationcandomostgood；anditcertainlyisnottherethattheinfluenceoftheclergycanbemostfelt。Afinepreacherisfollowedandadmired；
　　butitisnotinfinepreachingonlythatagoodclergymanwillbeusefulinhisparishandhisneighbourhood，wheretheparishandneighbourhoodareofasizecapableofknowinghisprivatecharacter，andobservinghisgeneralconduct，whichinLondoncanrarelybethecase。
　　Theclergyarelostthereinthecrowdsoftheirparishioners。
　　Theyareknowntothelargestpartonlyaspreachers。
　　Andwithregardtotheirinfluencingpublicmanners，MissCrawfordmustnotmisunderstandme，orsupposeImeantocallthemthearbitersofgood-breeding，theregulatorsofrefinementandcourtesy，themastersoftheceremoniesoflife。The_manners_Ispeakofmightratherbecalled_conduct_，perhaps，theresultofgoodprinciples；
　　theeffect，inshort，ofthosedoctrineswhichitistheirdutytoteachandrecommend；anditwill，Ibelieve，beeverywherefound，thatastheclergyare，orarenotwhattheyoughttobe，soaretherestofthenation。“
　　“Certainly，“saidFanny，withgentleearnestness。
　　“There，“criedMissCrawford，“youhavequiteconvincedMissPricealready。“
　　“IwishIcouldconvinceMissCrawfordtoo。“
　　“Idonotthinkyoueverwill，“saidshe，withanarchsmile；
　　“IamjustasmuchsurprisednowasIwasatfirstthatyoushouldintendtotakeorders。Youreallyarefitforsomethingbetter。Come，dochangeyourmind。
　　Itisnottoolate。Gointothelaw。“
　　“Gointothelaw!WithasmucheaseasIwastoldtogointothiswilderness。“
　　“Nowyouaregoingtosaysomethingaboutlawbeingtheworstwildernessofthetwo，butIforestallyou；
　　remember，Ihaveforestalledyou。“
　　“Youneednothurrywhentheobjectisonlytopreventmysayinga_bon__mot_，forthereisnottheleastwitinmynature。Iamaverymatter-of-fact，plain-spokenbeing，andmayblunderonthebordersofareparteeforhalfanhourtogetherwithoutstrikingitout。“
　　Ageneralsilencesucceeded。Eachwasthoughtful。
　　Fannymadethefirstinterruptionbysaying，“IwonderthatIshouldbetiredwithonlywalkinginthissweetwood；
　　butthenexttimewecometoaseat，ifitisnotdisagreeabletoyou，Ishouldbegladtositdownforalittlewhile。“
　　“MydearFanny，“criedEdmund，immediatelydrawingherarmwithinhis，“howthoughtlessIhavebeen!Ihopeyouarenotverytired。Perhaps，“turningtoMissCrawford，“myothercompanionmaydomethehonouroftakinganarm。“
　　“Thankyou，butIamnotatalltired。“Shetookit，however，asshespoke，andthegratificationofhavingherdoso，offeelingsuchaconnexionforthefirsttime，madehimalittleforgetfulofFanny。“Youscarcelytouchme，“saidhe。“Youdonotmakemeofanyuse。
　　Whatadifferenceintheweightofawoman’sarmfromthatofaman!AtOxfordIhavebeenagooddealusedtohaveamanleanonmeforthelengthofastreet，andyouareonlyaflyinthecomparison。“
　　“Iamreallynottired，whichIalmostwonderat；
　　forwemusthavewalkedatleastamileinthiswood。
　　Donotyouthinkwehave？“
　　“Nothalfamile，“washissturdyanswer；forhewasnotyetsomuchinloveastomeasuredistance，orreckontime，withfemininelawlessness。
　　“Oh!youdonotconsiderhowmuchwehavewoundabout。
　　Wehavetakensuchaveryserpentinecourse，andthewooditselfmustbehalfamilelonginastraightline，forwehaveneverseentheendofityetsinceweleftthefirstgreatpath。“
　　“Butifyouremember，beforeweleftthatfirstgreatpath，wesawdirectlytotheendofit。Welookeddownthewholevista，andsawitclosedbyirongates，anditcouldnothavebeenmorethanafurlonginlength。“
　　“Oh!Iknownothingofyourfurlongs，butIamsureitisaverylongwood，andthatwehavebeenwindinginandouteversincewecameintoit；andtherefore，whenIsaythatwehavewalkedamileinit，Imustspeakwithincompass。“
　　“Wehavebeenexactlyaquarterofanhourhere，“
　　saidEdmund，takingouthiswatch。“Doyouthinkwearewalkingfourmilesanhour？“
　　“Oh!donotattackmewithyourwatch。Awatchisalwaystoofastortooslow。Icannotbedictatedtobyawatch。“
　　Afewstepsfartherbroughtthemoutatthebottomoftheverywalktheyhadbeentalkingof；andstandingback，wellshadedandsheltered，andlookingoveraha-haintothepark，wasacomfortable-sizedbench，onwhichtheyallsatdown。
　　“Iamafraidyouareverytired，Fanny，“saidEdmund，observingher；“whywouldnotyouspeaksooner？Thiswillbeabadday’samusementforyouifyouaretobeknockedup。
　　Everysortofexercisefatigueshersosoon，MissCrawford，exceptriding。“
　　“Howabominableinyou，then，toletmeengrossherhorseasIdidalllastweek!Iamashamedofyouandofmyself，butitshallneverhappenagain。“
　　“_Your_attentivenessandconsiderationmakesmemoresensibleofmyownneglect。Fanny’sinterestseemsinsaferhandswithyouthanwithme。“
　　“Thatsheshouldbetirednow，however，givesmenosurprise；
　　forthereisnothinginthecourseofone’sdutiessofatiguingaswhatwehavebeendoingthismorning：
　　seeingagreathouse，dawdlingfromoneroomtoanother，strainingone’seyesandone’sattention，hearingwhatonedoesnotunderstand，admiringwhatonedoesnotcarefor。
　　Itisgenerallyallowedtobethegreatestboreintheworld，andMissPricehasfounditso，thoughshedidnotknowit。“
　　“Ishallsoonberested，“saidFanny；“tositintheshadeonafineday，andlookuponverdure，isthemostperfectrefreshment。“
　　AftersittingalittlewhileMissCrawfordwasupagain。
　　“Imustmove，“saidshe；“restingfatiguesme。
　　Ihavelookedacrosstheha-hatillIamweary。Imustgoandlookthroughthatirongateatthesameview，withoutbeingabletoseeitsowell。“
　　Edmundlefttheseatlikewise。“Now，MissCrawford，ifyouwilllookupthewalk，youwillconvinceyourselfthatitcannotbehalfamilelong，orhalfhalfamile。“
　　“Itisanimmensedistance，“saidshe；“Isee_that_
　　withaglance。“
　　Hestillreasonedwithher，butinvain。Shewouldnotcalculate，shewouldnotcompare。Shewouldonlysmileandassert。Thegreatestdegreeofrationalconsistencycouldnothavebeenmoreengaging，andtheytalkedwithmutualsatisfaction。Atlastitwasagreedthattheyshouldendeavourtodeterminethedimensionsofthewoodbywalkingalittlemoreaboutit。Theywouldgotooneendofit，inthelinetheywerethenin——
　　fortherewasastraightgreenwalkalongthebottombythesideoftheha-ha——andperhapsturnalittlewayinsomeotherdirection，ifitseemedlikelytoassistthem，andbebackinafewminutes。Fannysaidshewasrested，andwouldhavemovedtoo，butthiswasnotsuffered。
　　Edmundurgedherremainingwhereshewaswithanearnestnesswhichshecouldnotresist，andshewasleftonthebenchtothinkwithpleasureofhercousin’scare，butwithgreatregretthatshewasnotstronger。
　　Shewatchedthemtilltheyhadturnedthecorner，andlistenedtillallsoundofthemhadceased。