Доводы рассудка
Chapter 6
Itisnotthatmammacaresaboutittheleastintheworld,butIknowitistakennoticeofbymanypersons.”
HowwasAnnetosetallthesematterstorights?Shecoulddolittlemorethanlistenpatiently,softeneverygrievance,andexcuseeachtotheother;givethemallhintsoftheforbearancenecessarybetweensuchnearneighbours,andmakethosehintsbroadestwhichweremeantforhersister’sbenefit.
Inallotherrespects,hervisitbeganandproceededverywell.Herownspiritsimprovedbychangeofplaceandsubject,bybeingremovedthreemilesfromKellynch;Mary’sailmentslessenedbyhavingaconstantcompanion,andtheirdailyintercoursewiththeotherfamily,sincetherewasneithersuperioraffection,confidence,noremploymentinthecottage,tobeinterruptedbyit,wasratheranadvantage.Itwascertainlycarriednearlyasfaraspossible,fortheymeteverymorning,andhardlyeverspentaneveningasunder;butshebelievedtheyshouldnothavedonesowellwithoutthesightofMrandMrsMusgrove’srespectableformsintheusualplaces,orwithoutthetalking,laughing,andsingingoftheirdaughters.
SheplayedagreatdealbetterthaneitheroftheMissMusgroves,buthavingnovoice,noknowledgeoftheharp,andnofondparents,tositbyandfancythemselvesdelighted,herperformancewaslittlethoughtof,onlyoutofcivility,ortorefreshtheothers,asshewaswellaware.Sheknewthatwhensheplayedshewasgivingpleasureonlytoherself;butthiswasnonewsensation.
