Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 23

           

           Fromthedining-room,ofwhich,thoughalreadyseen,andalwaystobeseenatfiveo’clock,thegeneralcouldnotforgothepleasureofpacingoutthelength,forthemorecertaininformationofMissMorland,astowhatsheneitherdoubtednorcaredfor,theyproceededbyquickcommunicationtothekitchen—theancientkitchenoftheconvent,richinthemassywallsandsmokeofformerdays,andinthestovesandhotclosetsofthepresent.Thegeneral’simprovinghandhadnotloiteredhere:everymoderninventiontofacilitatethelabourofthecookshadbeenadoptedwithinthis,theirspacioustheatre;and,whenthegeniusofothershadfailed,hisownhadoftenproducedtheperfectionwanted.Hisendowmentsofthisspotalonemightatanytimehaveplacedhimhighamongthebenefactorsoftheconvent.

           Withthewallsofthekitchenendedalltheantiquityoftheabbey;thefourthsideofthequadranglehaving,onaccountofitsdecayingstate,beenremovedbythegeneral’sfather,andthepresenterectedinitsplace.Allthatwasvenerableceasedhere.Thenewbuildingwasnotonlynew,butdeclareditselftobeso;intendedonlyforoffices,andenclosedbehindbystable-yards,nouniformityofarchitecturehadbeenthoughtnecessary.

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