Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 28
InEleanor’spresencefriendshipandpridehadequallyrestrainedhertears,butnosoonerwasshegonethantheyburstforthintorrents.Turnedfromthehouse,andinsuchaway!Withoutanyreasonthatcouldjustify,anyapologythatcouldatonefortheabruptness,therudeness,nay,theinsolenceofit.Henryatadistance—notableeventobidhimfarewell.Everyhope,everyexpectationfromhimsuspended,atleast,andwhocouldsayhowlong?Whocouldsaywhentheymightmeetagain?AndallthisbysuchamanasGeneralTilney,sopolite,sowellbred,andheretoforesoparticularlyfondofher!Itwasasincomprehensibleasitwasmortifyingandgrievous.Fromwhatitcouldarise,andwhereitwouldend,wereconsiderationsofequalperplexityandalarm.Themannerinwhichitwasdonesogrosslyuncivil,hurryingherawaywithoutanyreferencetoherownconvenience,orallowinghereventheappearanceofchoiceastothetimeormodeofhertravelling;oftwodays,theearliestfixedon,andofthatalmosttheearliesthour,asifresolvedtohavehergonebeforehewasstirringinthemorning,thathemightnotbeobligedeventoseeher.Whatcouldallthismeanbutanintentionalaffront?Bysomemeansorothershemusthavehadthemisfortunetooffendhim.Eleanorhadwishedtospareherfromsopainfulanotion,butCatherinecouldnotbelieveitpossiblethatanyinjuryoranymisfortunecouldprovokesuchillwillagainstapersonnotconnected,or,atleast,notsupposedtobeconnectedwithit.
Heavilypassedthenight.Sleep,orreposethatdeservedthenameofsleep,wasoutofthequestion.
