Ярмарка тщеславия

Family Portraits

           Shehadnotcharacterenoughtotaketodrinking,andmoanedabout,slipshodandincurl-papersallday.OVanityFairVanityFair!Thismighthavebeen,butforyou,acheerylassPeterButtandRoseahappymanandwife,inasnugfarm,withaheartyfamily;andanhonestportionofpleasures,cares,hopesandstrugglesbutatitleandacoachandfouraretoysmorepreciousthanhappinessinVanityFair:andifHarrytheEighthorBluebeardwerealivenow,andwantedatenthwife,doyousupposehecouldnotgettheprettiestgirlthatshallbepresentedthisseason?

           Thelanguiddulnessoftheirmammadidnot,asitmaybesupposed,awakenmuchaffectioninherlittledaughters,buttheywereveryhappyintheservants’hallandinthestables;andtheScotchgardenerhavingluckilyagoodwifeandsomegoodchildren,theygotalittlewholesomesocietyandinstructioninhislodge,whichwastheonlyeducationbestoweduponthemuntilMissSharpcame.

           HerengagementwasowingtotheremonstrancesofMr.PittCrawley,theonlyfriendorprotectorLadyCrawleyeverhad,andtheonlyperson,besidesherchildren,forwhomsheentertainedalittlefeebleattachment.Mr.PitttookafterthenobleBinkies,fromwhomhewasdescended,andwasaverypoliteandpropergentleman.Whenhegrewtoman’sestate,andcamebackfromChristchurch,hebegantoreformtheslackeneddisciplineofthehall,inspiteofhisfather,whostoodinaweofhim.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 132 из 1227