Доводы рассудка
Chapter 22
Theirlastmeetinghadbeenmostimportantinopeninghisfeelings;shehadderivedfromitadelightfulconviction;butshefearedfromhislooks,thatthesameunfortunatepersuasion,whichhadhastenedhimawayfromtheConcertRoom,stillgoverned.Hedidnotseemtowanttobenearenoughforconversation.
Shetriedtobecalm,andleavethingstotaketheircourse,andtriedtodwellmuchonthisargumentofrationaldependence:—“Surely,iftherebeconstantattachmentoneachside,ourheartsmustunderstandeachothererelong.Wearenotboyandgirl,tobecaptiouslyirritable,misledbyeverymoment’sinadvertence,andwantonlyplayingwithourownhappiness.”Andyet,afewminutesafterwards,shefeltasiftheirbeingincompanywitheachother,undertheirpresentcircumstances,couldonlybeexposingthemtoinadvertenciesandmisconstructionsofthemostmischievouskind.
“Anne,”criedMary,stillatherwindow,“thereisMrsClay,Iamsure,standingunderthecolonnade,andagentlemanwithher.IsawthemturnthecornerfromBathStreetjustnow.Theyseemeddeepintalk.Whoisit?Come,andtellme.Goodheavens!Irecollect.ItisMrElliothimself.”
“No,”criedAnne,quickly,“itcannotbeMrElliot,Iassureyou.HewastoleaveBathatninethismorning,anddoesnotcomebacktillto-morrow.”
Asshespoke,shefeltthatCaptainWentworthwaslookingather,theconsciousnessofwhichvexedandembarrassedher,andmadeherregretthatshehadsaidsomuch,simpleasitwas.
