Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 14

           Youarefondofthatkindofreading?”

           “Tosaythetruth,Idonotmuchlikeanyother.”

           “Indeed!”

           “Thatis,Icanreadpoetryandplays,andthingsofthatsort,anddonotdisliketravels.Buthistory,realsolemnhistory,Icannotbeinterestedin.Canyou?”

           “Yes,Iamfondofhistory.”

           “IwishIweretoo.Ireaditalittleasaduty,butittellsmenothingthatdoesnoteithervexorwearyme.Thequarrelsofpopesandkings,withwarsorpestilences,ineverypage;themenallsogoodfornothing,andhardlyanywomenatall—itisverytiresome:andyetIoftenthinkitoddthatitshouldbesodull,foragreatdealofitmustbeinvention.Thespeechesthatareputintotheheroes’mouths,theirthoughtsanddesigns—thechiefofallthismustbeinvention,andinventioniswhatdelightsmeinotherbooks.”

           “Historians,youthink,”saidMissTilney,“arenothappyintheirflightsoffancy.Theydisplayimaginationwithoutraisinginterest.Iamfondofhistory—andamverywellcontentedtotakethefalsewiththetrue.Intheprincipalfactstheyhavesourcesofintelligenceinformerhistoriesandrecords,whichmaybeasmuchdependedon,Iconclude,asanythingthatdoesnotactuallypassunderone’sownobservation;andasforthelittleembellishmentsyouspeakof,theyareembellishments,andIlikethemassuch.Ifaspeechbewelldrawnup,Ireaditwithpleasure,bywhomsoeveritmaybemade—andprobablywithmuchgreater,iftheproductionofMr.HumeorMr.Robertson,thanifthegenuinewordsofCaractacus,Agricola,orAlfredtheGreat.

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