Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 26
Herbrothersounhappy,andherlossinIsabellasogreat;andEleanor’sspiritsalwaysaffectedbyHenry’sabsence!Whatwastheretointerestoramuseher?Shewastiredofthewoodsandtheshrubberies—alwayssosmoothandsodry;andtheabbeyinitselfwasnomoretohernowthananyotherhouse.Thepainfulremembranceofthefollyithadhelpedtonourishandperfectwastheonlyemotionwhichcouldspringfromaconsiderationofthebuilding.Whatarevolutioninherideas!She,whohadsolongedtobeinanabbey!Now,therewasnothingsocharmingtoherimaginationastheunpretendingcomfortofawell-connectedparsonage,somethinglikeFullerton,butbetter:Fullertonhaditsfaults,butWoodstonprobablyhadnone.IfWednesdayshouldevercome!
Itdidcome,andexactlywhenitmightbereasonablylookedfor.Itcame—itwasfine—andCatherinetrodonair.Byteno’clock,thechaiseandfourconveyedthetriofromtheabbey;and,afteranagreeabledriveofalmosttwentymiles,theyenteredWoodston,alargeandpopulousvillage,inasituationnotunpleasant.Catherinewasashamedtosayhowprettyshethoughtit,asthegeneralseemedtothinkanapologynecessaryfortheflatnessofthecountry,andthesizeofthevillage;butinherheartshepreferredittoanyplaceshehadeverbeenat,andlookedwithgreatadmirationateveryneathouseabovetherankofacottage,andatallthelittlechandler’sshopswhichtheypassed.
