Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XV

           ThiswasbrokenbyWilloughby,whosaidwithafaintsmile,"Itisfollytolingerinthismanner.Iwillnottormentmyselfanylongerbyremainingamongfriendswhosesocietyitisimpossibleformenowtoenjoy."

           Hethenhastilytookleaveofthemallandlefttheroom.Theysawhimstepintohiscarriage,andinaminuteitwasoutofsight.

           Mrs.Dashwoodfelttoomuchforspeech,andinstantlyquittedtheparlourtogivewayinsolitudetotheconcernandalarmwhichthissuddendepartureoccasioned.

           Elinor’suneasinesswasatleastequaltohermother’s.Shethoughtofwhathadjustpassedwithanxietyanddistrust.Willoughby’sbehaviourintakingleaveofthem,hisembarrassment,andaffectationofcheerfulness,and,aboveall,hisunwillingnesstoaccepthermother’sinvitation,abackwardnesssounlikealover,sounlikehimself,greatlydisturbedher.Onemomentshefearedthatnoseriousdesignhadeverbeenformedonhisside;andthenextthatsomeunfortunatequarrelhadtakenplacebetweenhimandhersister;—thedistressinwhichMariannehadquittedtheroomwassuchasaseriousquarrelcouldmostreasonablyaccountfor,thoughwhensheconsideredwhatMarianne’sloveforhimwas,aquarrelseemedalmostimpossible.

           Butwhatevermightbetheparticularsoftheirseparation,hersister’safflictionwasindubitable;andshethoughtwiththetenderestcompassionofthatviolentsorrowwhichMariannewasinallprobabilitynotmerelygivingwaytoasarelief,butfeedingandencouragingasaduty.

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