Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 16
SuchinsolenceofbehaviourasMissTilney’sshehadneverheardofinherlife!Nottodothehonoursofherhousewithcommongoodbreeding!Tobehavetoherguestwithsuchsuperciliousness!Hardlyeventospeaktoher!”
“Butitwasnotsobadasthat,Isabella;therewasnosuperciliousness;shewasverycivil.”
“Oh!Don’tdefendher!Andthenthebrother,he,whohadappearedsoattachedtoyou!Goodheavens!Well,somepeople’sfeelingsareincomprehensible.Andsohehardlylookedonceatyouthewholeday?”
“Idonotsayso;buthedidnotseemingoodspirits.”
“Howcontemptible!Ofallthingsintheworldinconstancyismyaversion.Letmeentreatyounevertothinkofhimagain,mydearCatherine;indeedheisunworthyofyou.”
“Unworthy!Idonotsupposeheeverthinksofme.”
“ThatisexactlywhatIsay;heneverthinksofyou.Suchfickleness!Oh!Howdifferenttoyourbrotherandtomine!IreallybelieveJohnhasthemostconstantheart.”
“ButasforGeneralTilney,Iassureyouitwouldbeimpossibleforanybodytobehavetomewithgreatercivilityandattention;itseemedtobehisonlycaretoentertainandmakemehappy.”
“Oh!Iknownoharmofhim;Idonotsuspecthimofpride.Ibelieveheisaverygentleman-likeman.Johnthinksverywellofhim,andJohn’sjudgment—”
“Well,Ishallseehowtheybehavetomethisevening;weshallmeetthemattherooms.”
“AndmustIgo?”
“Donotyouintendit?Ithoughtitwasallsettled.”
“Nay,sinceyoumakesuchapointofit,Icanrefuseyounothing.
