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Park  Mansfield Park  by Jane Austen  Mansfield Park Chapter 13
Summary    • The narrator fills us in on John Yates. He's the
younger son of a wealthy Lord, and he and Tom have mutual
friends. Tom invited him to come visit Mansfield, so Mr. Yates
takes him up on the offer.   • Mr. Yates is bummed when he
arrives, though: he'd recently been hanging out at a fancy house
with some Lords and Earls and they were all putting on a play
together. But someone's relative had the nerve to die in the
middle of rehearsals and the play was canceled.   • Mr. Yates
still has the acting bug and talks all about the awesome play
they were going to perform, something called Lovers' Vows.   •
Everyone is intrigued by this idea and they soon decide that the
group at Mansfield should put on a play, too.   • Everyone's
excited by the idea except Edmund. Edmund's idea of fun is
probably watching paint dry.   • Edmund objects to the idea of
putting on a play.   • Historical