Нортенгерское аббатство

Chapter 7

           

           “Thankyou;butwillnotyourhorsewantrest?”

           “Rest!Hehasonlycomethreeandtwentymilestoday;allnonsense;nothingruinshorsessomuchasrest;nothingknocksthemupsosoon.No,no;IshallexercisemineattheaverageoffourhourseverydaywhileIamhere.”

           “Shallyouindeed!”saidCatherineveryseriously.“Thatwillbefortymilesaday.”

           “Forty!Aye,fifty,forwhatIcare.Well,IwilldriveyouupLansdowntomorrow;mind,Iamengaged.”

           “Howdelightfulthatwillbe!”criedIsabella,turninground.“MydearestCatherine,Iquiteenvyyou;butIamafraid,brother,youwillnothaveroomforathird.”

           “Athirdindeed!No,no;IdidnotcometoBathtodrivemysistersabout;thatwouldbeagoodjoke,faith!Morlandmusttakecareofyou.”

           Thisbroughtonadialogueofcivilitiesbetweentheothertwo;butCatherineheardneithertheparticularsnortheresult.Hercompanion’sdiscoursenowsunkfromitshithertoanimatedpitchtonothingmorethanashortdecisivesentenceofpraiseorcondemnationonthefaceofeverywomantheymet;andCatherine,afterlisteningandagreeingaslongasshecould,withallthecivilityanddeferenceoftheyouthfulfemalemind,fearfulofhazardinganopinionofitsowninoppositiontothatofaself-assuredman,especiallywherethebeautyofherownsexisconcerned,venturedatlengthtovarythesubjectbyaquestionwhichhadbeenlonguppermostinherthoughts;itwas,“HaveyoueverreadUdolpho,Mr.Thorpe?”

           “Udolpho!Oh,Lord!NotI;Ineverreadnovels;Ihavesomethingelsetodo.

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