Отель с привидениями
Chapter XII
Thereisaletterfromhislawyers,authorisingyoutoapplytothemforthemoney.’
Ineveryclassofsociety,gratitudeistherarestofallhumanvirtues.Inthenurse’sclassitisextremelyrare.Heropinionofthemanwhohaddeceivedanddesertedhermistressremainedthesameopinionstill,perfectlyundisturbedbythepassingcircumstanceofthelegacy.
’Iwonderwhoremindedmylordoftheoldservants?’shesaid.’Hewouldneverhaveheartenoughtorememberthemhimself!’
Agnessuddenlyinterposed.Nature,alwaysabhorringmonotony,institutesreservesoftemperaselementsinthecompositionofthegentlestwomenliving.EvenAgnescould,onrareoccasions,beangry.Thenurse’sviewofMontbarry’scharacterseemedtohaveprovokedherbeyondendurance.
’Ifyouhaveanysenseofshameinyou,’shebrokeout,’yououghttobeashamedofwhatyouhavejustsaid!Youringratitudedisgustsme.Ileaveyoutospeakwithher,Henry—youwon’tmindit!’Withthissignificantintimationthathetoohaddroppedoutofhiscustomaryplaceinhergoodopinion,shelefttheroom.
Thenursereceivedthesmartreproofadministeredtoherwitheveryappearanceoffeelingratheramusedbyitthannot.Whenthedoorhadclosed,thisfemalephilosopherwinkedatHenry.
’There’sapowerofobstinacyinyoungwomen,’sheremarked.’MissAgneswouldn’tgivemylordupasabadone,evenwhenhejiltedher.Andnowshe’ssweetonhimafterhe’sdead.Sayawordagainsthim,andshefiresupasyousee.Allobstinacy!Itwillwearoutwithtime.