Доводы рассудка
Chapter 2
HerknowledgeofherfatherandElizabethinclinedhertothinkthatthesacrificeofonepairofhorseswouldbehardlylesspainfulthanofboth,andsoon,throughthewholelistofLadyRussell’stoogentlereductions.
HowAnne’smorerigidrequisitionsmighthavebeentakenisoflittleconsequence.LadyRussell’shadnosuccessatall:couldnotbeputupwith,werenottobeborne.“What!everycomfortoflifeknockedoff!Journeys,London,servants,horses,table—contractionsandrestrictionseverywhere!Tolivenolongerwiththedecenciesevenofaprivategentleman!No,hewouldsoonerquitKellynchHallatonce,thanremaininitonsuchdisgracefulterms.”
“QuitKellynchHall.”ThehintwasimmediatelytakenupbyMrShepherd,whoseinterestwasinvolvedintherealityofSirWalter’sretrenching,andwhowasperfectlypersuadedthatnothingwouldbedonewithoutachangeofabode.“Sincetheideahadbeenstartedintheveryquarterwhichoughttodictate,hehadnoscruple,”hesaid,“inconfessinghisjudgementtobeentirelyonthatside.ItdidnotappeartohimthatSirWaltercouldmateriallyalterhisstyleoflivinginahousewhichhadsuchacharacterofhospitalityandancientdignitytosupport.InanyotherplaceSirWaltermightjudgeforhimself;andwouldbelookedupto,asregulatingthemodesoflifeinwhateverwayhemightchoosetomodelhishousehold.
