Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 24
”Sheraisedhereyestowardshimmorefullythanshehadeverdonebefore.“Mymother’sillness,”hecontinued,“theseizurewhichendedinherdeath,wassudden.Themaladyitself,onefromwhichshehadoftensuffered,abiliousfever—itscausethereforeconstitutional.Onthethirdday,inshort,assoonasshecouldbeprevailedon,aphysicianattendedher,averyrespectableman,andoneinwhomshehadalwaysplacedgreatconfidence.Uponhisopinionofherdanger,twootherswerecalledinthenextday,andremainedinalmostconstantattendanceforfourandtwentyhours.Onthefifthdayshedied.Duringtheprogressofherdisorder,FrederickandI(wewerebothathome)sawherrepeatedly;andfromourownobservationcanbearwitnesstoherhavingreceivedeverypossibleattentionwhichcouldspringfromtheaffectionofthoseabouther,orwhichhersituationinlifecouldcommand.PoorEleanorwasabsent,andatsuchadistanceastoreturnonlytoseehermotherinhercoffin.”
“Butyourfather,”saidCatherine,“washeafflicted?”
“Foratime,greatlyso.Youhaveerredinsupposinghimnotattachedtoher.Helovedher,Iampersuaded,aswellasitwaspossibleforhimto—wehavenotall,youknow,thesametendernessofdisposition—andIwillnotpretendtosaythatwhileshelived,shemightnotoftenhavehadmuchtobear,butthoughhistemperinjuredher,hisjudgmentneverdid.Hisvalueofherwassincere;and,ifnotpermanently,hewastrulyafflictedbyherdeath
