Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 29

           Elizabethfoundthatnothingwasbeneaththisgreatlady’sattention,whichcouldfurnishherwithanoccasionofdictatingtoothers. IntheintervalsofherdiscoursewithMrs.Collins,sheaddressedavarietyofquestionstoMariaandElizabeth,butespeciallytothelatter,ofwhoseconnectionssheknewtheleast,andwhosheobservedtoMrs.Collinswasaverygenteel,prettykindofgirl. Sheaskedher,atdifferenttimes,howmanysistersshehad,whethertheywereolderoryoungerthanherself,whetheranyofthemwerelikelytobemarried,whethertheywerehandsome,wheretheyhadbeeneducated,whatcarriageherfatherkept,andwhathadbeenhermother’smaidenname? Elizabethfeltalltheimpertinenceofherquestionsbutansweredthemverycomposedly. LadyCatherinethenobserved, 

           "Yourfather’sestateisentailedonMr.Collins,Ithink. Foryoursake,"turningtoCharlotte,"Iamgladofit; butotherwiseIseenooccasionforentailingestatesfromthefemaleline. ItwasnotthoughtnecessaryinSirLewisdeBourgh’sfamily. Doyouplayandsing,MissBennet?" 

           "Alittle." 

           "Oh!thensometimeorotherweshallbehappytohearyou. Ourinstrumentisacapitalone,probablysuperiortoYoushalltryitsomeday. Doyoursistersplayandsing?" 

           "Oneofthemdoes." 

           "Whydidnotyoualllearn? Yououghtalltohavelearned. TheMissWebbsallplay,andtheirfatherhasnotsogoodanincomeasyours. Doyoudraw?" 

           "No,notatall." 

           "What,noneofyou?" 

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