Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 24
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“Iamverygladofit,”saidCatherine;“itwouldhavebeenveryshocking!”
“IfIunderstandyourightly,youhadformedasurmiseofsuchhorrorasIhavehardlywordsto—DearMissMorland,considerthedreadfulnatureofthesuspicionsyouhaveentertained.Whathaveyoubeenjudgingfrom?Rememberthecountryandtheageinwhichwelive.RememberthatweareEnglish,thatweareChristians.Consultyourownunderstanding,yourownsenseoftheprobable,yourownobservationofwhatispassingaroundyou.Doesoureducationprepareusforsuchatrocities?Doourlawsconniveatthem?Couldtheybeperpetratedwithoutbeingknown,inacountrylikethis,wheresocialandliteraryintercourseisonsuchafooting,whereeverymanissurroundedbyaneighbourhoodofvoluntaryspies,andwhereroadsandnewspaperslayeverythingopen?DearestMissMorland,whatideashaveyoubeenadmitting?”
Theyhadreachedtheendofthegallery,andwithtearsofshamesheranofftoherownroom.
