Доводы рассудка

           Thescenesinitsneighbourhood,Charmouth,withitshighgroundsandextensivesweepsofcountry,andstillmore,itssweet,retiredbay,backedbydarkcliffs,wherefragmentsoflowrockamongthesands,makeitthehappiestspotforwatchingtheflowofthetide,forsittinginunweariedcontemplation;thewoodyvarietiesofthecheerfulvillageofUpLyme;and,aboveall,Pinny,withitsgreenchasmsbetweenromanticrocks,wherethescatteredforesttreesandorchardsofluxuriantgrowth,declarethatmanyagenerationmusthavepassedawaysincethefirstpartialfallingofthecliffpreparedthegroundforsuchastate,whereascenesowonderfulandsolovelyisexhibited,asmaymorethanequalanyoftheresemblingscenesofthefar-famedIsleofWight:theseplacesmustbevisited,andvisitedagain,tomaketheworthofLymeunderstood.

           ThepartyfromUppercrosspassingdownbythenowdesertedandmelancholylookingrooms,andstilldescending,soonfoundthemselvesonthesea-shore;andlingeringonly,asallmustlingerandgazeonafirstreturntothesea,whoeverdeservedtolookonitatall,proceededtowardstheCobb,equallytheirobjectinitselfandonCaptainWentworth’saccount:forinasmallhouse,nearthefootofanoldpierofunknowndate,weretheHarvillessettled.CaptainWentworthturnedintocallonhisfriend;theotherswalkedon,andhewastojointhemontheCobb.