Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 28

           Catherine’scolourroseatthesightofit;andtheindignitywithwhichshewastreated,strikingatthatinstantonhermindwithpeculiarforce,madeherforashorttimesensibleonlyofresentment.Eleanorseemednowimpelledintoresolutionandspeech.

           “Youmustwritetome,Catherine,”shecried;“youmustletmehearfromyouassoonaspossible.TillIknowyoutobesafeathome,Ishallnothaveanhour’scomfort.Foroneletter,atallrisks,allhazards,Imustentreat.LetmehavethesatisfactionofknowingthatyouaresafeatFullerton,andhavefoundyourfamilywell,andthen,tillIcanaskforyourcorrespondenceasIoughttodo,Iwillnotexpectmore.DirecttomeatLordLongtown’s,and,Imustaskit,undercovertoAlice.”

           “No,Eleanor,ifyouarenotallowedtoreceivealetterfromme,IamsureIhadbetternotwrite.Therecanbenodoubtofmygettinghomesafe.”

           Eleanoronlyreplied,“Icannotwonderatyourfeelings.Iwillnotimportuneyou.IwilltrusttoyourownkindnessofheartwhenIamatadistancefromyou.”Butthis,withthelookofsorrowaccompanyingit,wasenoughtomeltCatherine’sprideinamoment,andsheinstantlysaid,“Oh,Eleanor,Iwillwritetoyouindeed.”

           TherewasyetanotherpointwhichMissTilneywasanxioustosettle,thoughsomewhatembarrassedinspeakingof.Ithadoccurredtoherthataftersolonganabsencefromhome,Catherinemightnotbeprovidedwithmoneyenoughfortheexpensesofherjourney,and,uponsuggestingittoherwithmostaffectionateoffersofaccommodation,itprovedtobeexactlythecase

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