Почуття та чутливість

Chapter XV

           

           Inabouthalfanhourhermotherreturned,andthoughhereyeswerered,hercountenancewasnotuncheerful.

           "OurdearWilloughbyisnowsomemilesfromBarton,Elinor,"saidshe,asshesatdowntowork,"andwithhowheavyaheartdoeshetravel?"

           "Itisallverystrange.Sosuddenlytobegone!Itseemsbuttheworkofamoment.Andlastnighthewaswithussohappy,socheerful,soaffectionate?Andnow,afteronlytenminutesnotice—Gonetoowithoutintendingtoreturn!—Somethingmorethanwhatheownedtousmusthavehappened.Hedidnotspeak,hedidnotbehavelikehimself.YOUmusthaveseenthedifferenceaswellasI.Whatcanitbe?Cantheyhavequarrelled?Whyelseshouldhehaveshewnsuchunwillingnesstoacceptyourinvitationhere?"—

           "Itwasnotinclinationthathewanted,Elinor;IcouldplainlyseeTHAT.Hehadnotthepowerofacceptingit.IhavethoughtitalloverIassureyou,andIcanperfectlyaccountforeverythingthatatfirstseemedstrangetomeaswellastoyou."

           "Canyou,indeed!"

           "Yes.Ihaveexplainedittomyselfinthemostsatisfactoryway;—butyou,Elinor,wholovetodoubtwhereyoucan—itwillnotsatisfyYOU,Iknow;butyoushallnottalkMEoutofmytrustinit.IampersuadedthatMrs.SmithsuspectshisregardforMarianne,disapprovesofit,(perhapsbecauseshehasotherviewsforhim,)andonthataccountiseagertogethimaway;—andthatthebusinesswhichshesendshimofftotransactisinventedasanexcusetodismisshim.ThisiswhatIbelievetohavehappened.

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