Ярмарка тщеславия

Arcadian Simplicity

           Intheuseoftheglobesbothareproficients.InadditiontotheseMissTuffin,whoisdaughterofthelateReverendThomasTuffin(FellowofCorpusCollege,Cambridge),caninstructintheSyriaclanguage,andtheelementsofConstitutionallaw.Butassheisonlyeighteenyearsofage,andofexceedinglypleasingpersonalappearance,perhapsthisyoungladymaybeobjectionableinSirHuddlestonFuddleston’sfamily.

           MissLetitiaHawky,ontheotherhand,isnotpersonallywell-favoured.Sheis-twenty-nine;herfaceismuchpittedwiththesmall-pox.Shehasahaltinhergait,redhair,andatriflingobliquityofvision.BothladiesareendowedwithEVERYMORALANDRELIGIOUSVIRTUE.Theirterms,ofcourse,aresuchastheiraccomplishmentsmerit.WithmymostgratefulrespectstotheReverendButeCrawley,Ihavethehonourtobe,

           DearMadam,

           Yourmostfaithfulandobedientservant,BarbaraPinkerton.

           P.S.TheMissSharp,whomyoumentionasgovernesstoSirPittCrawley,Bart.,M.P.,wasapupilofmine,andIhavenothingtosayinherdisfavour.Thoughherappearanceisdisagreeable,wecannotcontroltheoperationsofnature:andthoughherparentsweredisreputable(herfatherbeingapainter,severaltimesbankrupt,andhermother,asIhavesincelearned,withhorror,adancerattheOpera);yethertalentsareconsiderable,andIcannotregretthatIreceivedherOUTOFCHARITY.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 159 из 1227