Доводы рассудка
Chapter 23
Worsethanall!TolosethepossibilityofspeakingtwowordstoCaptainWentworthinthecourseofherquiet,solitaryprogressupthetown(andshefeltalmostcertainofmeetinghim)couldnotbeborne.Thechairwasearnestlyprotestedagainst,andMrsMusgrove,whothoughtonlyofonesortofillness,havingassuredherselfwithsomeanxiety,thattherehadbeennofallinthecase;thatAnnehadnotatanytimelatelyslippeddown,andgotablowonherhead;thatshewasperfectlyconvincedofhavinghadnofall;couldpartwithhercheerfully,anddependonfindingherbetteratnight.
Anxioustoomitnopossibleprecaution,Annestruggled,andsaid—
“Iamafraid,ma’am,thatitisnotperfectlyunderstood.Praybesogoodastomentiontotheothergentlementhatwehopetoseeyourwholepartythisevening.Iamafraidtherehadbeensomemistake;andIwishyouparticularlytoassureCaptainHarvilleandCaptainWentworth,thatwehopetoseethemboth.”
“Oh!mydear,itisquiteunderstood,Igiveyoumyword.CaptainHarvillehasnothoughtbutofgoing.”
“Doyouthinkso?ButIamafraid;andIshouldbesoverysorry.Willyoupromisemetomentionit,whenyouseethemagain?Youwillseethemboththismorning,Idaresay.Dopromiseme.”
“TobesureIwill,ifyouwishit.Charles,ifyouseeCaptainHarvilleanywhere,remembertogiveMissAnne’smessage.Butindeed,mydear,youneednotbeuneasy.CaptainHarvilleholdshimselfquiteengaged,I’llanswerforit;andCaptainWentworththesame,Idaresay.
