Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XVI

           Hithertoshehadcarefullyavoidedeverycompanioninherrambles.Ifhersistersintendedtowalkonthedowns,shedirectlystoleawaytowardsthelanes;iftheytalkedofthevalley,shewasasspeedyinclimbingthehills,andcouldneverbefoundwhentheotherssetoff.ButatlengthshewassecuredbytheexertionsofElinor,whogreatlydisapprovedsuchcontinualseclusion.Theywalkedalongtheroadthroughthevalley,andchieflyinsilence,forMarianne’sMINDcouldnotbecontrolled,andElinor,satisfiedwithgainingonepoint,wouldnotthenattemptmore.Beyondtheentranceofthevalley,wherethecountry,thoughstillrich,waslesswildandmoreopen,alongstretchoftheroadwhichtheyhadtravelledonfirstcomingtoBarton,laybeforethem;andonreachingthatpoint,theystoppedtolookaroundthem,andexamineaprospectwhichformedthedistanceoftheirviewfromthecottage,fromaspotwhichtheyhadneverhappenedtoreachinanyoftheirwalksbefore.

           Amongsttheobjectsinthescene,theysoondiscoveredananimatedone;itwasamanonhorsebackridingtowardsthem.Inafewminutestheycoulddistinguishhimtobeagentleman;andinamomentafterwardsMariannerapturouslyexclaimed,

           "Itishe;itisindeed;—Iknowitis!"—andwashasteningtomeethim,whenElinorcriedout,

           "Indeed,Marianne,Ithinkyouaremistaken.ItisnotWilloughby.Thepersonisnottallenoughforhim,andhasnothisair."

           "Hehas,hehas,"criedMarianne,"Iamsurehehas.Hisair,hiscoat,hishorse.Iknewhowsoonhewouldcome.

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