Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 28
Catherine’scolourroseatthesightofit;andtheindignitywithwhichshewastreated,strikingatthatinstantonhermindwithpeculiarforce,madeherforashorttimesensibleonlyofresentment.Eleanorseemednowimpelledintoresolutionandspeech.
“Youmustwritetome,Catherine,”shecried;“youmustletmehearfromyouassoonaspossible.TillIknowyoutobesafeathome,Ishallnothaveanhour’scomfort.Foroneletter,atallrisks,allhazards,Imustentreat.LetmehavethesatisfactionofknowingthatyouaresafeatFullerton,andhavefoundyourfamilywell,andthen,tillIcanaskforyourcorrespondenceasIoughttodo,Iwillnotexpectmore.DirecttomeatLordLongtown’s,and,Imustaskit,undercovertoAlice.”
“No,Eleanor,ifyouarenotallowedtoreceivealetterfromme,IamsureIhadbetternotwrite.Therecanbenodoubtofmygettinghomesafe.”
Eleanoronlyreplied,“Icannotwonderatyourfeelings.Iwillnotimportuneyou.IwilltrusttoyourownkindnessofheartwhenIamatadistancefromyou.”Butthis,withthelookofsorrowaccompanyingit,wasenoughtomeltCatherine’sprideinamoment,andsheinstantlysaid,“Oh,Eleanor,Iwillwritetoyouindeed.”
TherewasyetanotherpointwhichMissTilneywasanxioustosettle,thoughsomewhatembarrassedinspeakingof.Ithadoccurredtoherthataftersolonganabsencefromhome,Catherinemightnotbeprovidedwithmoneyenoughfortheexpensesofherjourney,and,uponsuggestingittoherwithmostaffectionateoffersofaccommodation,itprovedtobeexactlythecase
