Доводы рассудка
Chapter 2
MrShepherdhadoncementionedtheword“advertise,”butneverdaredapproachitagain.SirWalterspurnedtheideaofitsbeingofferedinanymanner;forbadtheslightesthintbeingdroppedofhishavingsuchanintention;anditwasonlyonthesuppositionofhisbeingspontaneouslysolicitedbysomemostunexceptionableapplicant,onhisownterms,andasagreatfavour,thathewouldletitatall.
Howquickcomethereasonsforapprovingwhatwelike!LadyRussellhadanotherexcellentoneathand,forbeingextremelygladthatSirWalterandhisfamilyweretoremovefromthecountry.Elizabethhadbeenlatelyforminganintimacy,whichshewishedtoseeinterrupted.ItwaswiththedaughterofMrShepherd,whohadreturned,afteranunprosperousmarriage,toherfather’shouse,withtheadditionalburdenoftwochildren.Shewasacleveryoungwoman,whounderstoodtheartofpleasing—theartofpleasing,atleast,atKellynchHall;andwhohadmadeherselfsoacceptabletoMissElliot,astohavebeenalreadystayingtheremorethanonce,inspiteofallthatLadyRussell,whothoughtitafriendshipquiteoutofplace,couldhintofcautionandreserve.
LadyRussell,indeed,hadscarcelyanyinfluencewithElizabeth,andseemedtoloveher,ratherbecauseshewouldloveher,thanbecauseElizabethdeservedit.Shehadneverreceivedfromhermorethanoutwardattention,nothingbeyondtheobservancesofcomplaisance;hadneversucceededinanypointwhichshewantedtocarry,againstpreviousinclination
