Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXXI

           Butcanwewonderthat,withsuchahusbandtoprovokeinconstancy,andwithoutafriendtoadviseorrestrainher(formyfatherlivedonlyafewmonthsaftertheirmarriage,andIwaswithmyregimentintheEastIndies)sheshouldfall?HadIremainedinEngland,perhaps—butImeanttopromotethehappinessofbothbyremovingfromherforyears,andforthatpurposehadprocuredmyexchange.Theshockwhichhermarriagehadgivenme,"hecontinued,inavoiceofgreatagitation,"wasoftriflingweight—wasnothingtowhatIfeltwhenIheard,abouttwoyearsafterwards,ofherdivorce.ItwasTHATwhichthrewthisgloom,—evennowtherecollectionofwhatIsuffered—"

           Hecouldsaynomore,andrisinghastilywalkedforafewminutesabouttheroom.Elinor,affectedbyhisrelation,andstillmorebyhisdistress,couldnotspeak.Hesawherconcern,andcomingtoher,tookherhand,pressedit,andkisseditwithgratefulrespect.Afewminutesmoreofsilentexertionenabledhimtoproceedwithcomposure.

           "ItwasnearlythreeyearsafterthisunhappyperiodbeforeIreturnedtoEngland.Myfirstcare,whenIDIDarrive,wasofcoursetoseekforher;butthesearchwasasfruitlessasitwasmelancholy.Icouldnottraceherbeyondherfirstseducer,andtherewaseveryreasontofearthatshehadremovedfromhimonlytosinkdeeperinalifeofsin.Herlegalallowancewasnotadequatetoherfortune,norsufficientforhercomfortablemaintenance,andIlearntfrommybrotherthatthepowerofreceivingithadbeenmadeoversomemonthsbeforetoanotherperson.

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