Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 25
ItisalloverwithFrederickindeed!Heisadeceasedman—defunctinunderstanding.Prepareforyoursister-in-law,Eleanor,andsuchasister-in-lawasyoumustdelightin!Open,candid,artless,guileless,withaffectionsstrongbutsimple,formingnopretensions,andknowingnodisguise.”
“Suchasister-in-law,Henry,Ishoulddelightin,”saidEleanorwithasmile.
“Butperhaps,”observedCatherine,“thoughshehasbehavedsoillbyourfamily,shemaybehavebetterbyyours.Nowshehasreallygotthemanshelikes,shemaybeconstant.”
“IndeedIamafraidshewill,”repliedHenry;“Iamafraidshewillbeveryconstant,unlessabaronetshouldcomeinherway;thatisFrederick’sonlychance.IwillgettheBathpaper,andlookoverthearrivals.”
“Youthinkitisallforambition,then?And,uponmyword,therearesomethingsthatseemverylikeit.Icannotforgetthat,whenshefirstknewwhatmyfatherwoulddoforthem,sheseemedquitedisappointedthatitwasnotmore.Ineverwassodeceivedinanyone’scharacterinmylifebefore.”
“Amongallthegreatvarietythatyouhaveknownandstudied.”
“Myowndisappointmentandlossinherisverygreat;but,asforpoorJames,Isupposehewillhardlyeverrecoverit.”
“Yourbrotheriscertainlyverymuchtobepitiedatpresent;butwemustnot,inourconcernforhissufferings,undervalueyours.Youfeel,Isuppose,thatinlosingIsabella,youlosehalfyourself:youfeelavoidinyourheartwhichnothingelsecanoccupy
