Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 29
Whyhehaddoneit,whatcouldhaveprovokedhimtosuchabreachofhospitality,andsosuddenlyturnedallhispartialregardfortheirdaughterintoactualillwill,wasamatterwhichtheywereatleastasfarfromdiviningasCatherineherself;butitdidnotoppressthembyanymeanssolong;and,afteraduecourseofuselessconjecture,that“itwasastrangebusiness,andthathemustbeaverystrangeman,”grewenoughforalltheirindignationandwonder;thoughSarahindeedstillindulgedinthesweetsofincomprehensibility,exclaimingandconjecturingwithyouthfulardour.“Mydear,yougiveyourselfagreatdealofneedlesstrouble,”saidhermotheratlast;“dependuponit,itissomethingnotatallworthunderstanding.”
“IcanallowforhiswishingCatherineaway,whenherecollectedthisengagement,”saidSarah,“butwhynotdoitcivilly?”
“Iamsorryfortheyoungpeople,”returnedMrs.Morland;“theymusthaveasadtimeofit;butasforanythingelse,itisnomatternow;Catherineissafeathome,andourcomfortdoesnotdependuponGeneralTilney.”Catherinesighed.“Well,”continuedherphilosophicmother,“IamgladIdidnotknowofyourjourneyatthetime;butnowitisallover,perhapsthereisnogreatharmdone.
