Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 20
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“Howfearfullywillyouexaminethefurnitureofyourapartment!Andwhatwillyoudiscern?Nottables,toilettes,wardrobes,ordrawers,butononesideperhapstheremainsofabrokenlute,ontheotheraponderouschestwhichnoeffortscanopen,andoverthefireplacetheportraitofsomehandsomewarrior,whosefeatureswillsoincomprehensiblystrikeyou,thatyouwillnotbeabletowithdrawyoureyesfromit.Dorothy,meanwhile,nolessstruckbyyourappearance,gazesonyouingreatagitation,anddropsafewunintelligiblehints.Toraiseyourspirits,moreover,shegivesyoureasontosupposethatthepartoftheabbeyyouinhabitisundoubtedlyhaunted,andinformsyouthatyouwillnothaveasingledomesticwithincall.Withthispartingcordialshecurtsiesoff—youlistentothesoundofherrecedingfootstepsaslongasthelastechocanreachyou—andwhen,withfaintingspirits,youattempttofastenyourdoor,youdiscover,withincreasedalarm,thatithasnolock.”
“Oh!Mr.Tilney,howfrightful!Thisisjustlikeabook!Butitcannotreallyhappentome.IamsureyourhousekeeperisnotreallyDorothy.Well,whatthen?”
“Nothingfurthertoalarmperhapsmayoccurthefirstnight.Aftersurmountingyourunconquerablehorrorofthebed,youwillretiretorest,andgetafewhours’unquietslumber.Butonthesecond,oratfarthestthethirdnightafteryourarrival,youwillprobablyhaveaviolentstorm.
