Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXI

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           Andsoonafterwards,onthesecondboy’sviolentlypinchingoneofthesamelady’sfingers,shefondlyobserved,"HowplayfulWilliamis!"

           "AndhereismysweetlittleAnnamaria,"sheadded,tenderlycaressingalittlegirlofthreeyearsold,whohadnotmadeanoiseforthelasttwominutes;"Andsheisalwayssogentleandquiet—Neverwastheresuchaquietlittlething!"

           Butunfortunatelyinbestowingtheseembraces,apininherladyship’sheaddressslightlyscratchingthechild’sneck,producedfromthispatternofgentlenesssuchviolentscreams,ascouldhardlybeoutdonebyanycreatureprofessedlynoisy.Themother’sconsternationwasexcessive;butitcouldnotsurpassthealarmoftheMissSteeles,andeverythingwasdonebyallthree,insocriticalanemergency,whichaffectioncouldsuggestaslikelytoassuagetheagoniesofthelittlesufferer.Shewasseatedinhermother’slap,coveredwithkisses,herwoundbathedwithlavender-water,byoneoftheMissSteeles,whowasonherkneestoattendher,andhermouthstuffedwithsugarplumsbytheother.Withsucharewardforhertears,thechildwastoowisetoceasecrying.

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