Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XLI

           Shewouldnotbesoweakastothrowawaythecomfortofachild,andyetretaintheanxietyofaparent!"

           "Ah!Elinor,"saidJohn,"yourreasoningisverygood,butitisfoundedonignoranceofhumannature.WhenEdward’sunhappymatchtakesplace,dependuponithismotherwillfeelasmuchasifshehadneverdiscardedhim;and,thereforeeverycircumstancethatmayacceleratethatdreadfulevent,mustbeconcealedfromherasmuchaspossible.Mrs.FerrarscanneverforgetthatEdwardisherson."

           "Yousurpriseme;IshouldthinkitmustnearlyhaveescapedhermemorybyTHIStime."

           "Youwrongherexceedingly.Mrs.Ferrarsisoneofthemostaffectionatemothersintheworld."

           Elinorwassilent.

           "WethinkNOW,"—saidMr.Dashwood,afterashortpause,"ofROBERT’SmarryingMissMorton."

           Elinor,smilingatthegraveanddecisiveimportanceofherbrother’stone,calmlyreplied,

           "Thelady,Isuppose,hasnochoiceintheaffair."

           "Choice!—howdoyoumean?"

           "IonlymeanthatIsuppose,fromyourmannerofspeaking,itmustbethesametoMissMortonwhethershemarryEdwardorRobert."

           "Certainly,therecanbenodifference;forRobertwillnowtoallintentsandpurposesbeconsideredastheeldestson;—andastoanythingelse,theyarebothveryagreeableyoungmen:Idonotknowthatoneissuperiortotheother."

           Elinorsaidnomore,andJohnwasalsoforashorttimesilent.—Hisreflectionsendedthus.

           "OfONEthing,mydearsister,"kindlytakingherhand,andspeakinginanawfulwhisper,—"Imayassureyou;—andIWILLdoit,becauseIknowitmustgratifyyou.

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