Доводы рассудка
Chapter 1
SuchwereElizabethElliot’ssentimentsandsensations;suchthecarestoalloy,theagitationstovary,thesamenessandtheelegance,theprosperityandthenothingnessofhersceneoflife;suchthefeelingstogiveinteresttoalong,uneventfulresidenceinonecountrycircle,tofillthevacancieswhichtherewerenohabitsofutilityabroad,notalentsoraccomplishmentsforhome,tooccupy.
Butnow,anotheroccupationandsolicitudeofmindwasbeginningtobeaddedtothese.Herfatherwasgrowingdistressedformoney.Sheknew,thatwhenhenowtookuptheBaronetage,itwastodrivetheheavybillsofhistradespeople,andtheunwelcomehintsofMrShepherd,hisagent,fromhisthoughts.TheKellynchpropertywasgood,butnotequaltoSirWalter’sapprehensionofthestaterequiredinitspossessor.WhileLadyElliotlived,therehadbeenmethod,moderation,andeconomy,whichhadjustkepthimwithinhisincome;butwithherhaddiedallsuchright-mindedness,andfromthatperiodhehadbeenconstantlyexceedingit.Ithadnotbeenpossibleforhimtospendless;hehaddonenothingbutwhatSirWalterElliotwasimperiouslycalledontodo;butblamelessashewas,hewasnotonlygrowingdreadfullyindebt,butwashearingofitsooften,thatitbecamevaintoattemptconcealingitlonger,evenpartially,fromhisdaughter.
