Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 20

           

           “Howfearfullywillyouexaminethefurnitureofyourapartment!Andwhatwillyoudiscern?Nottables,toilettes,wardrobes,ordrawers,butononesideperhapstheremainsofabrokenlute,ontheotheraponderouschestwhichnoeffortscanopen,andoverthefireplacetheportraitofsomehandsomewarrior,whosefeatureswillsoincomprehensiblystrikeyou,thatyouwillnotbeabletowithdrawyoureyesfromit.Dorothy,meanwhile,nolessstruckbyyourappearance,gazesonyouingreatagitation,anddropsafewunintelligiblehints.Toraiseyourspirits,moreover,shegivesyoureasontosupposethatthepartoftheabbeyyouinhabitisundoubtedlyhaunted,andinformsyouthatyouwillnothaveasingledomesticwithincall.Withthispartingcordialshecurtsiesoff—youlistentothesoundofherrecedingfootstepsaslongasthelastechocanreachyou—andwhen,withfaintingspirits,youattempttofastenyourdoor,youdiscover,withincreasedalarm,thatithasnolock.”

           “Oh!Mr.Tilney,howfrightful!Thisisjustlikeabook!Butitcannotreallyhappentome.IamsureyourhousekeeperisnotreallyDorothy.Well,whatthen?”

           “Nothingfurthertoalarmperhapsmayoccurthefirstnight.Aftersurmountingyourunconquerablehorrorofthebed,youwillretiretorest,andgetafewhours’unquietslumber.Butonthesecond,oratfarthestthethirdnightafteryourarrival,youwillprobablyhaveaviolentstorm.

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