Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XI

           "ThereareinconveniencesattendingsuchfeelingsasMarianne’s,whichallthecharmsofenthusiasmandignoranceoftheworldcannotatonefor.Hersystemshavealltheunfortunatetendencyofsettingproprietyatnought;andabetteracquaintancewiththeworldiswhatIlookforwardtoashergreatestpossibleadvantage."

           Afterashortpauseheresumedtheconversationbysaying,—

           "Doesyoursistermakenodistinctioninherobjectionsagainstasecondattachment?orisitequallycriminalineverybody?Arethosewhohavebeendisappointedintheirfirstchoice,whetherfromtheinconstancyofitsobject,ortheperversenessofcircumstances,tobeequallyindifferentduringtherestoftheirlives?"

           "Uponmyword,Iamnotacquaintedwiththeminutiaeofherprinciples.IonlyknowthatIneveryetheardheradmitanyinstanceofasecondattachment’sbeingpardonable."

           "This,"saidhe,"cannothold;butachange,atotalchangeofsentiments—No,no,donotdesireit;forwhentheromanticrefinementsofayoungmindareobligedtogiveway,howfrequentlyaretheysucceededbysuchopinionsasarebuttoocommon,andtoodangerous!Ispeakfromexperience.Ionceknewaladywhointemperandmindgreatlyresembledyoursister,whothoughtandjudgedlikeher,butwhofromaninforcedchange—fromaseriesofunfortunatecircumstances"—Herehestoptsuddenly;appearedtothinkthathehadsaidtoomuch,andbyhiscountenancegaverisetoconjectures,whichmightnototherwisehaveenteredElinor’shead

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