Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXI

           

           "IthinkeveryoneMUSTadmireit,"repliedElinor,"whoeversawtheplace;thoughitisnottobesupposedthatanyonecanestimateitsbeautiesaswedo."

           "Andhadyouagreatmanysmartbeauxthere?Isupposeyouhavenotsomanyinthispartoftheworld;formypart,Ithinktheyareavastadditionalways."

           "Butwhyshouldyouthink,"saidLucy,lookingashamedofhersister,"thattherearenotasmanygenteelyoungmeninDevonshireasSussex?"

           "Nay,mydear,I’msureIdon’tpretendtosaythattherean’t.I’msurethere’savastmanysmartbeauxinExeter;butyouknow,howcouldItellwhatsmartbeauxtheremightbeaboutNorland;andIwasonlyafraidtheMissDashwoodsmightfinditdullatBarton,iftheyhadnotsomanyastheyusedtohave.Butperhapsyouyoungladiesmaynotcareaboutthebeaux,andhadasliefbewithoutthemaswiththem.Formypart,Ithinktheyarevastlyagreeable,providedtheydresssmartandbehavecivil.ButIcan’tbeartoseethemdirtyandnasty.Nowthere’sMr.RoseatExeter,aprodigioussmartyoungman,quiteabeau,clerktoMr.Simpson,youknow,andyetifyoudobutmeethimofamorning,heisnotfittobeseen.—Isupposeyourbrotherwasquiteabeau,MissDashwood,beforehemarried,ashewassorich?"

           "Uponmyword,"repliedElinor,"Icannottellyou,forIdonotperfectlycomprehendthemeaningoftheword.ButthisIcansay,thatifheeverwasabeaubeforehemarried,heisonestillforthereisnotthesmallestalterationinhim."

           "Oh!dear!oneneverthinksofmarriedmen’sbeingbeaux—theyhavesomethingelsetodo.

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