Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 13

           Thisisonlydoingitinaruderway;andhowdoIknowthatMr.Thorpehas—Hemaybemistakenagainperhaps;heledmeintooneactofrudenessbyhismistakeonFriday.Letmego,Mr.Thorpe;Isabella,donotholdme.”

           ThorpetoldheritwouldbeinvaintogoaftertheTilneys;theywereturningthecornerintoBrockStreet,whenhehadovertakenthem,andwereathomebythistime.

           “ThenIwillgoafterthem,”saidCatherine;“wherevertheyareIwillgoafterthem.Itdoesnotsignifytalking.IfIcouldnotbepersuadedintodoingwhatIthoughtwrong,Ineverwillbetrickedintoit.”Andwiththesewordsshebrokeawayandhurriedoff.Thorpewouldhavedartedafterher,butMorlandwithheldhim.“Lethergo,lethergo,ifshewillgo.”

           “Sheisasobstinateas—”

           Thorpeneverfinishedthesimile,foritcouldhardlyhavebeenaproperone.

           AwaywalkedCatherineingreatagitation,asfastasthecrowdwouldpermither,fearfulofbeingpursued,yetdeterminedtopersevere.Asshewalked,shereflectedonwhathadpassed.Itwaspainfultohertodisappointanddispleasethem,particularlytodispleaseherbrother;butshecouldnotrepentherresistance.Settingherowninclinationapart,tohavefailedasecondtimeinherengagementtoMissTilney,tohaveretractedapromisevoluntarilymadeonlyfiveminutesbefore,andonafalsepretencetoo,musthavebeenwrong.

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