Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 17
Shewastobetheirchosenvisitor,shewastobeforweeksunderthesameroofwiththepersonwhosesocietyshemostlyprized—and,inadditiontoalltherest,thisroofwastobetheroofofanabbey!HerpassionforancientedificeswasnextindegreetoherpassionforHenryTilney—andcastlesandabbeysmadeusuallythecharmofthosereverieswhichhisimagedidnotfill.Toseeandexploreeithertherampartsandkeepoftheone,orthecloistersoftheother,hadbeenformanyweeksadarlingwish,thoughtobemorethanthevisitorofanhourhadseemedtoonearlyimpossiblefordesire.Andyet,thiswastohappen.Withallthechancesagainstherofhouse,hall,place,park,court,andcottage,Northangerturnedupanabbey,andshewastobeitsinhabitant.Itslong,damppassages,itsnarrowcellsandruinedchapel,weretobewithinherdailyreach,andshecouldnotentirelysubduethehopeofsometraditionallegends,someawfulmemorialsofaninjuredandill-fatednun.
Itwaswonderfulthatherfriendsshouldseemsolittleelatedbythepossessionofsuchahome,thattheconsciousnessofitshouldbesomeeklyborne.Thepowerofearlyhabitonlycouldaccountforit.Adistinctiontowhichtheyhadbeenborngavenopride.Theirsuperiorityofabodewasnomoretothemthantheirsuperiorityofperson
