Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 16
Fromthelattercircumstanceitmaybepresumedthat,whatevermightbeourheroine’sopinionofhim,hisadmirationofherwasnotofaverydangerouskind;notlikelytoproduceanimositiesbetweenthebrothers,norpersecutionstothelady.Hecannotbetheinstigatorofthethreevillainsinhorsemen’sgreatcoats,bywhomshewillhereafterbeforcedintoatraveling-chaiseandfour,whichwilldriveoffwithincrediblespeed.Catherine,meanwhile,undisturbedbypresentimentsofsuchanevil,orofanyevilatall,exceptthatofhavingbutashortsettodancedown,enjoyedherusualhappinesswithHenryTilney,listeningwithsparklingeyestoeverythinghesaid;and,infindinghimirresistible,becomingsoherself.
Attheendofthefirstdance,CaptainTilneycametowardsthemagain,and,muchtoCatherine’sdissatisfaction,pulledhisbrotheraway.Theyretiredwhisperingtogether;and,thoughherdelicatesensibilitydidnottakeimmediatealarm,andlayitdownasfact,thatCaptainTilneymusthaveheardsomemalevolentmisrepresentationofher,whichhenowhastenedtocommunicatetohisbrother,inthehopeofseparatingthemforever,shecouldnothaveherpartnerconveyedfromhersightwithoutveryuneasysensations.Hersuspensewasoffullfiveminutes’duration;andshewasbeginningtothinkitaverylongquarterofanhour,whentheybothreturned,andanexplanationwasgiven,byHenry’srequestingtoknowifshethoughtherfriend,MissThorpe,wouldhaveanyobjectiontodancing,ashisbrotherwouldbemosthappytobeintroducedtoher.
