Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 24
Shesawalarge,well-proportionedapartment,anhandsomedimitybed,arrangedasunoccupiedwithanhousemaid’scare,abrightBathstove,mahoganywardrobes,andneatlypaintedchairs,onwhichthewarmbeamsofawesternsungailypouredthroughtwosashwindows!Catherinehadexpectedtohaveherfeelingsworked,andworkedtheywere.Astonishmentanddoubtfirstseizedthem;andashortlysucceedingrayofcommonsenseaddedsomebitteremotionsofshame.Shecouldnotbemistakenastotheroom;buthowgrosslymistakenineverythingelse!—inMissTilney’smeaning,inherowncalculation!Thisapartment,towhichshehadgivenadatesoancient,apositionsoawful,provedtobeoneendofwhatthegeneral’sfatherhadbuilt.Thereweretwootherdoorsinthechamber,leadingprobablyintodressing-closets;butshehadnoinclinationtoopeneither.WouldtheveilinwhichMrs.Tilneyhadlastwalked,orthevolumeinwhichshehadlastread,remaintotellwhatnothingelsewasallowedtowhisper?No:whatevermighthavebeenthegeneral’scrimes,hehadcertainlytoomuchwittoletthemsuefordetection.Shewassickofexploring,anddesiredbuttobesafeinherownroom,withherownheartonlyprivytoitsfolly;andshewasonthepointofretreatingassoftlyasshehadentered,whenthesoundoffootsteps,shecouldhardlytellwhere,madeherpauseandtremble.
