Нортенгерское аббатство
Chapter 7
Whatdoyouthinkofmygig,MissMorland?Aneatone,isnotit?Wellhung;town-built;Ihavenothaditamonth.ItwasbuiltforaChristchurchman,afriendofmine,averygoodsortoffellow;heranitafewweeks,till,Ibelieve,itwasconvenienttohavedonewithit.Ihappenedjustthentobelookingoutforsomelightthingofthekind,thoughIhadprettywelldeterminedonacurricletoo;butIchancedtomeethimonMagdalenBridge,ashewasdrivingintoOxford,lastterm:’Ah!Thorpe,’saidhe,’doyouhappentowantsuchalittlethingasthis?Itisacapitaloneofthekind,butIamcursedtiredofit.’’Oh!D—,’saidI;’Iamyourman;whatdoyouask?’Andhowmuchdoyouthinkhedid,MissMorland?”
“IamsureIcannotguessatall.”
“Curricle-hung,yousee;seat,trunk,sword-case,splashing-board,lamps,silvermoulding,allyouseecomplete;theiron-workasgoodasnew,orbetter.Heaskedfiftyguineas;Iclosedwithhimdirectly,threwdownthemoney,andthecarriagewasmine.”
“AndIamsure,”saidCatherine,“IknowsolittleofsuchthingsthatIcannotjudgewhetheritwascheapordear.”
“Neitheronenort’other;Imighthavegotitforless,Idaresay;butIhatehaggling,andpoorFreemanwantedcash.”
“Thatwasverygood-naturedofyou,”saidCatherine,quitepleased.
“Oh!D——it,whenonehasthemeansofdoingakindthingbyafriend,Ihatetobepitiful.
