Доводи розуму
Chapter 12
HewouldbeaslittleincumbranceaspossibletoCaptainandMrsHarville;butastoleavinghissisterinsuchastate,heneitherought,norwould.Sofaritwasdecided;andHenriettaatfirstdeclaredthesame.She,however,wassoonpersuadedtothinkdifferently.Theusefulnessofherstaying!ShewhohadnotbeenabletoremaininLouisa’sroom,ortolookather,withoutsufferingswhichmadeherworsethanhelpless!Shewasforcedtoacknowledgethatshecoulddonogood,yetwasstillunwillingtobeaway,till,touchedbythethoughtofherfatherandmother,shegaveitup;sheconsented,shewasanxioustobeathome.
Theplanhadreachedthispoint,whenAnne,comingquietlydownfromLouisa’sroom,couldnotbuthearwhatfollowed,fortheparlourdoorwasopen.
“Thenitissettled,Musgrove,”criedCaptainWentworth,“thatyoustay,andthatItakecareofyoursisterhome.Butastotherest,astotheothers,ifonestaystoassistMrsHarville,Ithinkitneedbeonlyone.MrsCharlesMusgrovewill,ofcourse,wishtogetbacktoherchildren;butifAnnewillstay,noonesoproper,socapableasAnne.”
Shepausedamomenttorecoverfromtheemotionofhearingherselfsospokenof.Theothertwowarmlyagreedwithwhathesaid,andshethenappeared.
“Youwillstay,Iamsure;youwillstayandnurseher;”criedhe,turningtoherandspeakingwithaglow,andyetagentleness,whichseemedalmostrestoringthepast.Shecoloureddeeply,andherecollectedhimselfandmovedaway.
