Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 14

           

           “Youthinkmefoolishtocallinstructionatorment,butifyouhadbeenasmuchusedasmyselftohearpoorlittlechildrenfirstlearningtheirlettersandthenlearningtospell,ifyouhadeverseenhowstupidtheycanbeforawholemorningtogether,andhowtiredmypoormotherisattheendofit,asIaminthehabitofseeingalmosteverydayofmylifeathome,youwouldallowthat’totorment’and’toinstruct’mightsometimesbeusedassynonymouswords.”

           “Veryprobably.Buthistoriansarenotaccountableforthedifficultyoflearningtoread;andevenyouyourself,whodonotaltogetherseemparticularlyfriendlytoverysevere,veryintenseapplication,mayperhapsbebroughttoacknowledgethatitisverywellworth-whiletobetormentedfortwoorthreeyearsofone’slife,forthesakeofbeingabletoreadalltherestofit.Consider—ifreadinghadnotbeentaught,Mrs.Radcliffewouldhavewritteninvain—orperhapsmightnothavewrittenatall.”

           Catherineassented—andaverywarmpanegyricfromheronthatlady’smeritsclosedthesubject.TheTilneysweresoonengagedinanotheronwhichshehadnothingtosay.Theywereviewingthecountrywiththeeyesofpersonsaccustomedtodrawing,anddecidedonitscapabilityofbeingformedintopictures,withalltheeagernessofrealtaste.HereCatherinewasquitelost.Sheknewnothingofdrawing—nothingoftaste:andshelistenedtothemwithanattentionwhichbroughtherlittleprofit,fortheytalkedinphraseswhichconveyedscarcelyanyideatoher.

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