Мэнсфилд Парк

Chapter XXXVI

           

           “Ishallseeyourcousinintownsoon:hetalksofbeingtheretolerablysoon;andSirThomas,Idaresay,inthecourseofthespring;andyoureldestcousin,andtheRushworths,andJulia,Iamsureofmeetingagainandagain,andallbutyou.Ihavetwofavourstoask,Fanny:oneisyourcorrespondence.Youmustwritetome.Andtheother,thatyouwilloftencallonMrs.Grant,andmakeheramendsformybeinggone.”

           Thefirst,atleast,ofthesefavoursFannywouldrathernothavebeenasked;butitwasimpossibleforhertorefusethecorrespondence;itwasimpossibleforherevennottoaccedetoitmorereadilythanherownjudgmentauthorised.Therewasnoresistingsomuchapparentaffection.Herdispositionwaspeculiarlycalculatedtovalueafondtreatment,andfromhavinghithertoknownsolittleofit,shewasthemoreovercomebyMissCrawford’s.Besides,therewasgratitudetowardsher,forhavingmadetheirtete-a-tetesomuchlesspainfulthanherfearshadpredicted.

           Itwasover,andshehadescapedwithoutreproachesandwithoutdetection.Hersecretwasstillherown;andwhilethatwasthecase,shethoughtshecouldresignherselftoalmosteverything.

           Intheeveningtherewasanotherparting.HenryCrawfordcameandsatsometimewiththem;andherspiritsnotbeingpreviouslyinthestrongeststate,herheartwassoftenedforawhiletowardshim,becausehereallyseemedtofeel.Quiteunlikehisusualself,hescarcelysaidanything.Hewasevidentlyoppressed,andFannymustgrieveforhim,thoughhopingshemightneverseehimagaintillhewerethehusbandofsomeotherwoman

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 455 из 601