Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 21
MissTilneygentlyhintedherfearofbeinglate;andinhalfaminutetheyrandownstairstogether,inanalarmnotwhollyunfounded,forGeneralTilneywaspacingthedrawing-room,hiswatchinhishand,andhaving,ontheveryinstantoftheirentering,pulledthebellwithviolence,ordered“Dinnertobeontabledirectly!”
Catherinetrembledattheemphasiswithwhichhespoke,andsatpaleandbreathless,inamosthumblemood,concernedforhischildren,anddetestingoldchests;andthegeneral,recoveringhispolitenessashelookedather,spenttherestofhistimeinscoldinghisdaughterforsofoolishlyhurryingherfairfriend,whowasabsolutelyoutofbreathfromhaste,whentherewasnottheleastoccasionforhurryintheworld:butCatherinecouldnotatallgetoverthedoubledistressofhavinginvolvedherfriendinalectureandbeenagreatsimpletonherself,tilltheywerehappilyseatedatthedinner-table,whenthegeneral’scomplacentsmiles,andagoodappetiteofherown,restoredhertopeace.Thedining-parlourwasanobleroom,suitableinitsdimensionstoamuchlargerdrawing-roomthantheoneincommonuse,andfittedupinastyleofluxuryandexpensewhichwasalmostlostontheunpractisedeyeofCatherine,whosawlittlemorethanitsspaciousnessandthenumberoftheirattendants.
