Доводы рассудка

           Byalltheircalculationstherewasjusttimeforthis;butastheydrewneartheCobb,therewassuchageneralwishtowalkalongitoncemore,allweresoinclined,andLouisasoongrewsodetermined,thatthedifferenceofaquarterofanhour,itwasfound,wouldbenodifferenceatall;sowithallthekindleave-taking,andallthekindinterchangeofinvitationsandpromiseswhichmaybeimagined,theypartedfromCaptainandMrsHarvilleattheirowndoor,andstillaccompaniedbyCaptainBenwick,whoseemedtoclingtothemtothelast,proceededtomaketheproperadieustotheCobb.

           AnnefoundCaptainBenwickagaindrawingnearher.LordByron’s“darkblueseas”couldnotfailofbeingbroughtforwardbytheirpresentview,andshegladlygavehimallherattentionaslongasattentionwaspossible.Itwassoondrawn,perforceanotherway.

           TherewastoomuchwindtomakethehighpartofthenewCobbpleasantfortheladies,andtheyagreedtogetdownthestepstothelower,andallwerecontentedtopassquietlyandcarefullydownthesteepflight,exceptingLouisa;shemustbejumpeddownthembyCaptainWentworth.Inalltheirwalks,hehadhadtojumpherfromthestiles;thesensationwasdelightfultoher.Thehardnessofthepavementforherfeet,madehimlesswillinguponthepresentoccasion;hedidit,however.Shewassafelydown,andinstantly,toshowherenjoyment,ranupthestepstobejumpeddownagain.