Ярмарка тщеславия

Which Treats of the Osborne Family

           "Ialwaystoldyou,Maria,thatitwasyourmoneyhelovedandnotyou,"shesaid,soothingly.

           "Heselectedmeandmymoneyatanyrate;hedidn’tchooseyouandyours,"repliedMaria,tossingupherhead.

           Therapturewas,however,onlytemporary.Fred’sfatherandseniorpartnerscounselledhimtotakeMaria,evenwiththetwentythousandsettled,halfdown,andhalfatthedeathofMr.Osborne,withthechancesofthefurtherdivisionoftheproperty.Sohe"knuckleddown,"againtousehisownphrase,andsentoldHulkerwithpeaceableoverturestoOsborne.Itwashisfather,hesaid,whowouldnothearofthematch,andhadmadethedifficulties;hewasmostanxioustokeeptheengagement.TheexcusewassulkilyacceptedbyMr.Osborne.HulkerandBullockwereahighfamilyoftheCityaristocracy,andconnectedwiththe"nobs"attheWestEnd.Itwassomethingfortheoldmantobeabletosay,"Myson,sir,ofthehouseofHulker,Bullock,andCo.,sir;mydaughter’scousin,LadyMaryMango,sir,daughteroftheRightHon.TheEarlofCastlemouldy."Inhisimaginationhesawhishousepeopledbythe"nobs."SoheforgaveyoungBullockandconsentedthatthemarriageshouldtakeplace.

           Itwasagrandaffairthebridegroom’srelativesgivingthebreakfast,theirhabitationsbeingnearSt.George’s,HanoverSquare,wherethebusinesstookplace.The"nobsoftheWestEnd"wereinvited,andmanyofthemsignedthebook.Mr.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 747 из 1227