Нортенгерське абатство

Chapter 26

           Thecottageremains.”

           SuchacomplimentrecalledallCatherine’sconsciousness,andsilencedherdirectly;and,thoughpointedlyappliedtobythegeneralforherchoiceoftheprevailingcolourofthepaperandhangings,nothinglikeanopiniononthesubjectcouldbedrawnfromher.Theinfluenceoffreshobjectsandfreshair,however,wasofgreatuseindissipatingtheseembarrassingassociations;and,havingreachedtheornamentalpartofthepremises,consistingofawalkroundtwosidesofameadow,onwhichHenry’sgeniushadbeguntoactabouthalfayearago,shewassufficientlyrecoveredtothinkitprettierthananypleasure-groundshehadeverbeeninbefore,thoughtherewasnotashrubinithigherthanthegreenbenchinthecorner.

           Asaunterintoothermeadows,andthroughpartofthevillage,withavisittothestablestoexaminesomeimprovements,andacharminggameofplaywithalitterofpuppiesjustabletorollabout,broughtthemtofouro’clock,whenCatherinescarcelythoughtitcouldbethree.Atfourtheyweretodine,andatsixtosetoffontheirreturn.Neverhadanydaypassedsoquickly!

           Shecouldnotbutobservethattheabundanceofthedinnerdidnotseemtocreatethesmallestastonishmentinthegeneral;nay,thathewasevenlookingattheside-tableforcoldmeatwhichwasnotthere.Hissonanddaughter’sobservationswereofadifferentkind.Theyhadseldomseenhimeatsoheartilyatanytablebuthisown,andneverbeforeknownhimsolittledisconcertedbythemeltedbutter’sbeingoiled

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