Эмма

Chapter 6

           

           "Yes,oh!yes"—hereplied;"Iwasjustgoingtomentionit.Averysuccessfulvisit:—Isawallthethreeladies;andfeltverymuchobligedtoyouforyourpreparatoryhint.Ifthetalkingaunthadtakenmequitebysurprize,itmusthavebeenthedeathofme.Asitwas,Iwasonlybetrayedintopayingamostunreasonablevisit.Tenminuteswouldhavebeenallthatwasnecessary,perhapsallthatwasproper;andIhadtoldmyfatherIshouldcertainlybeathomebeforehimbuttherewasnogettingaway,nopause;and,tomyutterastonishment,Ifound,whenhe(findingmenowhereelse)joinedmethereatlast,thatIhadbeenactuallysittingwiththemverynearlythree-quartersofanhour.Thegoodladyhadnotgivenmethepossibilityofescapebefore."

           "AndhowdidyouthinkMissFairfaxlooking?"

           "Ill,veryillthatis,ifayoungladycaneverbeallowedtolookill.Buttheexpressionishardlyadmissible,Mrs.Weston,isit?Ladiescanneverlookill.And,seriously,MissFairfaxisnaturallysopale,asalmostalwaystogivetheappearanceofillhealth.Amostdeplorablewantofcomplexion."

           Emmawouldnotagreetothis,andbeganawarmdefenceofMissFairfax’scomplexion."Itwascertainlyneverbrilliant,butshewouldnotallowittohaveasicklyhueingeneral;andtherewasasoftnessanddelicacyinherskinwhichgavepeculiarelegancetothecharacterofherface.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 261 из 649