Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXIX

           OfElinor’sdistress,shewastoobusilyemployedinmeasuringlengthsofworstedforherrug,toseeanythingatall;andcalmlycontinuinghertalk,assoonasMariannedisappeared,shesaid,

           "Uponmyword,Ineversawayoungwomansodesperatelyinloveinmylife!MYgirlswerenothingtoher,andyettheyusedtobefoolishenough;butasforMissMarianne,sheisquiteanalteredcreature.Ihope,fromthebottomofmyheart,hewon’tkeepherwaitingmuchlonger,foritisquitegrievoustoseeherlooksoillandforlorn.Pray,whenaretheytobemarried?"

           Elinor,thoughneverlessdisposedtospeakthanatthatmoment,obligedherselftoanswersuchanattackasthis,and,therefore,tryingtosmile,replied,"Andhaveyoureally,Ma’am,talkedyourselfintoapersuasionofmysister’sbeingengagedtoMr.Willoughby?Ithoughtithadbeenonlyajoke,butsoseriousaquestionseemstoimplymore;andImustbeg,therefore,thatyouwillnotdeceiveyourselfanylonger.Idoassureyouthatnothingwouldsurprisememorethantohearoftheirbeinggoingtobemarried."

           "Forshame,forshame,MissDashwood!howcanyoutalkso?Don’tweallknowthatitmustbeamatch,thattheywereoverheadandearsinlovewitheachotherfromthefirstmomenttheymet?DidnotIseethemtogetherinDevonshireeveryday,andalldaylong;anddidnotIknowthatyoursistercametotownwithmeonpurposetobuyweddingclothes?Come,come,thiswon’tdo.

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