Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXI

           

           Henrywasmosthappytomakeitmoreintelligible,bybeginningatanearlierstage,andexplainingveryparticularlywhathehaddone.HislastjourneytoLondonhadbeenundertakenwithnootherviewthanthatofintroducingherbrotherinHillStreet,andprevailingontheAdmiraltoexertwhateverinteresthemighthaveforgettinghimon.Thishadbeenhisbusiness.Hehadcommunicatedittonocreature:hehadnotbreathedasyllableofiteventoMary;whileuncertainoftheissue,hecouldnothaveborneanyparticipationofhisfeelings,butthishadbeenhisbusiness;andhespokewithsuchaglowofwhathissolicitudehadbeen,andusedsuchstrongexpressions,wassoaboundinginthedeepestinterest,intwofoldmotives,inviewsandwishesmorethancouldbetold,thatFannycouldnothaveremainedinsensibleofhisdrift,hadshebeenabletoattend;butherheartwassofullandhersensesstillsoastonished,thatshecouldlistenbutimperfectlyeventowhathetoldherofWilliam,andsayingonlywhenhepaused,“Howkind!howverykind!Oh,Mr.Crawford,weareinfinitelyobligedtoyou!Dearest,dearestWilliam!”Shejumpedupandmovedinhastetowardsthedoor,cryingout,“Iwillgotomyuncle.Myuncleoughttoknowitassoonaspossible.”Butthiscouldnotbesuffered.Theopportunitywastoofair,andhisfeelingstooimpatient.Hewasafterherimmediately.“Shemustnotgo,shemustallowhimfiveminuteslonger,”andhetookherhandandledherbacktoherseat,andwasinthemiddleofhisfartherexplanation,beforeshehadsuspectedforwhatshewasdetained.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 374 из 601