Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 13
Thisisonlydoingitinaruderway;andhowdoIknowthatMr.Thorpehas—Hemaybemistakenagainperhaps;heledmeintooneactofrudenessbyhismistakeonFriday.Letmego,Mr.Thorpe;Isabella,donotholdme.”
ThorpetoldheritwouldbeinvaintogoaftertheTilneys;theywereturningthecornerintoBrockStreet,whenhehadovertakenthem,andwereathomebythistime.
“ThenIwillgoafterthem,”saidCatherine;“wherevertheyareIwillgoafterthem.Itdoesnotsignifytalking.IfIcouldnotbepersuadedintodoingwhatIthoughtwrong,Ineverwillbetrickedintoit.”Andwiththesewordsshebrokeawayandhurriedoff.Thorpewouldhavedartedafterher,butMorlandwithheldhim.“Lethergo,lethergo,ifshewillgo.”
“Sheisasobstinateas—”
Thorpeneverfinishedthesimile,foritcouldhardlyhavebeenaproperone.
AwaywalkedCatherineingreatagitation,asfastasthecrowdwouldpermither,fearfulofbeingpursued,yetdeterminedtopersevere.Asshewalked,shereflectedonwhathadpassed.Itwaspainfultohertodisappointanddispleasethem,particularlytodispleaseherbrother;butshecouldnotrepentherresistance.Settingherowninclinationapart,tohavefailedasecondtimeinherengagementtoMissTilney,tohaveretractedapromisevoluntarilymadeonlyfiveminutesbefore,andonafalsepretencetoo,musthavebeenwrong.
