Доводы рассудка
Chapter 5
Oh!couldtheoriginalsoftheportraitsagainstthewainscot,couldthegentlemeninbrownvelvetandtheladiesinbluesatinhaveseenwhatwasgoingon,havebeenconsciousofsuchanoverthrowofallorderandneatness!Theportraitsthemselvesseemedtobestaringinastonishment.
TheMusgroves,liketheirhouses,wereinastateofalteration,perhapsofimprovement.ThefatherandmotherwereintheoldEnglishstyle,andtheyoungpeopleinthenew.MrandMrsMusgrovewereaverygoodsortofpeople;friendlyandhospitable,notmucheducated,andnotatallelegant.Theirchildrenhadmoremodernmindsandmanners.Therewasanumerousfamily;buttheonlytwogrownup,exceptingCharles,wereHenriettaandLouisa,youngladiesofnineteenandtwenty,whohadbroughtfromschoolatExeteralltheusualstockofaccomplishments,andwerenowlikethousandsofotheryoungladies,livingtobefashionable,happy,andmerry.Theirdresshadeveryadvantage,theirfaceswereratherpretty,theirspiritsextremelygood,theirmannerunembarrassedandpleasant;theywereofconsequenceathome,andfavouritesabroad
