Доводы рассудка
Chapter 12
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CaptainBenwickobeyed,andCharlesatthesamemoment,disengaginghimselffromhiswife,theywerebothwithhim;andLouisawasraisedupandsupportedmorefirmlybetweenthem,andeverythingwasdonethatAnnehadprompted,butinvain;whileCaptainWentworth,staggeringagainstthewallforhissupport,exclaimedinthebitterestagony—
“OhGod!herfatherandmother!”
“Asurgeon!”saidAnne.
Hecaughttheword;itseemedtorousehimatonce,andsayingonly—“True,true,asurgeonthisinstant,”wasdartingaway,whenAnneeagerlysuggested—
“CaptainBenwick,wouldnotitbebetterforCaptainBenwick?Heknowswhereasurgeonistobefound.”
Everyonecapableofthinkingfelttheadvantageoftheidea,andinamoment(itwasalldoneinrapidmoments)CaptainBenwickhadresignedthepoorcorpse-likefigureentirelytothebrother’scare,andwasoffforthetownwiththeutmostrapidity.
Astothewretchedpartyleftbehind,itcouldscarcelybesaidwhichofthethree,whowerecompletelyrational,wassufferingmost:CaptainWentworth,Anne,orCharles,who,reallyaveryaffectionatebrother,hungoverLouisawithsobsofgrief,andcouldonlyturnhiseyesfromonesister,toseetheotherinastateasinsensible,ortowitnessthehystericalagitationsofhiswife,callingonhimforhelpwhichhecouldnotgive.
