Доводы рассудка
Chapter 4
Morethansevenyearsweregonesincethislittlehistoryofsorrowfulinteresthadreacheditsclose;andtimehadsofteneddownmuch,perhapsnearlyallofpeculiarattachmenttohim,butshehadbeentoodependentontimealone;noaidhadbeengiveninchangeofplace(exceptinonevisittoBathsoonaftertherupture),orinanynoveltyorenlargementofsociety.NoonehadevercomewithintheKellynchcircle,whocouldbearacomparisonwithFrederickWentworth,ashestoodinhermemory.Nosecondattachment,theonlythoroughlynatural,happy,andsufficientcure,athertimeoflife,hadbeenpossibletothenicetoneofhermind,thefastidiousnessofhertaste,inthesmalllimitsofthesocietyaroundthem.Shehadbeensolicited,whenabouttwo-and-twenty,tochangehername,bytheyoungman,whonotlongafterwardsfoundamorewillingmindinheryoungersister;andLadyRussellhadlamentedherrefusal;forCharlesMusgrovewastheeldestsonofaman,whoselandedpropertyandgeneralimportanceweresecondinthatcountry,onlytoSirWalter’s,andofgoodcharacterandappearance;andhoweverLadyRussellmighthaveaskedyetforsomethingmore,whileAnnewasnineteen,shewouldhaverejoicedtoseeherattwenty-twosorespectablyremovedfromthepartialitiesandinjusticeofherfather’shouse,andsettledsopermanentlynearherself.
