Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXXI

           Willoughbyimagine,Isuppose,whenhislookscensuredmeforincivilityinbreakinguptheparty,thatIwascalledawaytothereliefofonewhomhehadmadepoorandmiserable;butHADheknownit,whatwouldithaveavailed?Wouldhehavebeenlessgayorlesshappyinthesmilesofyoursister?No,hehadalreadydonethat,whichnomanwhoCANfeelforanotherwoulddo.Hehadleftthegirlwhoseyouthandinnocencehehadseduced,inasituationoftheutmostdistress,withnocreditablehome,nohelp,nofriends,ignorantofhisaddress!Hehadlefther,promisingtoreturn;heneitherreturned,norwrote,norrelievedher."

           "Thisisbeyondeverything!"exclaimedElinor.

           "Hischaracterisnowbeforeyou;expensive,dissipated,andworsethanboth.Knowingallthis,asIhavenowknownitmanyweeks,guesswhatImusthavefeltonseeingyoursisterasfondofhimasever,andonbeingassuredthatshewastomarryhim:guesswhatImusthavefeltforallyoursakes.WhenIcametoyoulastweekandfoundyoualone,Icamedeterminedtoknowthetruth;thoughirresolutewhattodowhenitWASknown.Mybehaviourmusthaveseemedstrangetoyouthen;butnowyouwillcomprehendit.Tosufferyoualltobesodeceived;toseeyoursister—butwhatcouldIdo?Ihadnohopeofinterferingwithsuccess;andsometimesIthoughtyoursister’sinfluencemightyetreclaimhim.Butnow,aftersuchdishonorableusage,whocantellwhatwerehisdesignsonher.

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