Нортенгерское аббатство

           Catherinemeanwhile—theanxious,agitated,happy,feverishCatherine—saidnotaword;butherglowingcheekandbrightenedeyemadehermothertrustthatthisgood-naturedvisitwouldatleastsetherheartateaseforatime,andgladlythereforedidshelayasidethefirstvolumeofTheMirrorforafuturehour.

           DesirousofMr.Morland’sassistance,aswellingivingencouragement,asinfindingconversationforherguest,whoseembarrassmentonhisfather’saccountsheearnestlypitied,Mrs.Morlandhadveryearlydispatchedoneofthechildrentosummonhim;butMr.Morlandwasfromhome—andbeingthuswithoutanysupport,attheendofaquarterofanhourshehadnothingtosay.Afteracoupleofminutes’unbrokensilence,Henry,turningtoCatherineforthefirsttimesincehermother’sentrance,askedher,withsuddenalacrity,ifMr.andMrs.AllenwerenowatFullerton?Andondeveloping,fromamidstallherperplexityofwordsinreply,themeaning,whichoneshortsyllablewouldhavegiven,immediatelyexpressedhisintentionofpayinghisrespectstothem,and,witharisingcolour,askedherifshewouldhavethegoodnesstoshowhimtheway.“Youmayseethehousefromthiswindow,sir,”wasinformationonSarah’sside,whichproducedonlyabowofacknowledgmentfromthegentleman,andasilencingnodfromhermother;forMrs.