Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXVII

           PalmersaunteredtowardstheMissDashwoodstoexpresshissurpriseonseeingthemintown,thoughColonelBrandonhadbeenfirstinformedoftheirarrivalathishouse,andhehadhimselfsaidsomethingverydrollonhearingthattheyweretocome.

           "IthoughtyouwerebothinDevonshire,"saidhe.

           "Didyou?"repliedElinor.

           "Whendoyougobackagain?"

           "Idonotknow."Andthusendedtheirdiscourse.

           NeverhadMariannebeensounwillingtodanceinherlife,asshewasthatevening,andneversomuchfatiguedbytheexercise.ShecomplainedofitastheyreturnedtoBerkeleyStreet.

           "Aye,aye,"saidMrs.Jennings,"weknowthereasonofallthatverywell;ifacertainpersonwhoshallbenameless,hadbeenthere,youwouldnothavebeenabittired:andtosaythetruthitwasnotveryprettyofhimnottogiveyouthemeetingwhenhewasinvited."

           "Invited!"criedMarianne.

           "SomydaughterMiddletontoldme,foritseemsSirJohnmethimsomewhereinthestreetthismorning."Mariannesaidnomore,butlookedexceedinglyhurt.Impatientinthissituationtobedoingsomethingthatmightleadtohersister’srelief,Elinorresolvedtowritethenextmorningtohermother,andhopedbyawakeningherfearsforthehealthofMarianne,toprocurethoseinquirieswhichhadbeensolongdelayed;andshewasstillmoreeagerlybentonthismeasurebyperceivingafterbreakfastonthemorrow,thatMariannewasagainwritingtoWilloughby,forshecouldnotsupposeittobetoanyotherperson.

           Aboutthemiddleoftheday,Mrs.

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