Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 15

           Wherepeoplearereallyattached,povertyitselfiswealth;grandeurIdetest:IwouldnotsettleinLondonfortheuniverse.Acottageinsomeretiredvillagewouldbeecstasy.TherearesomecharminglittlevillasaboutRichmond.”

           “Richmond!”criedCatherine.“YoumustsettlenearFullerton.Youmustbenearus.”

           “IamsureIshallbemiserableifwedonot.IfIcanbutbenearyou,Ishallbesatisfied.Butthisisidletalking!Iwillnotallowmyselftothinkofsuchthings,tillwehaveyourfather’sanswer.MorlandsaysthatbysendingittonighttoSalisbury,wemayhaveittomorrow.Tomorrow?IknowIshallneverhavecouragetoopentheletter.Iknowitwillbethedeathofme.”

           Areveriesucceededthisconviction—andwhenIsabellaspokeagain,itwastoresolveonthequalityofherwedding-gown.

           Theirconferencewasputanendtobytheanxiousyoungloverhimself,whocametobreathehispartingsighbeforehesetoffforWiltshire.Catherinewishedtocongratulatehim,butknewnotwhattosay,andhereloquencewasonlyinhereyes.Fromthem,however,theeightpartsofspeechshoneoutmostexpressively,andJamescouldcombinethemwithease.Impatientfortherealizationofallthathehopedathome,hisadieuswerenotlong;andtheywouldhavebeenyetshorter,hadhenotbeenfrequentlydetainedbytheurgententreatiesofhisfaironethathewouldgo.Twicewashecalledalmostfromthedoorbyhereagernesstohavehimgone.“Indeed,Morland,Imustdriveyouaway.Considerhowfaryouhavetoride.Icannotbeartoseeyoulingerso.Forheaven’ssake,wastenomoretime.

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