Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 29
Itisalwaysgoodforyoungpeopletobeputuponexertingthemselves;andyouknow,mydearCatherine,youalwayswereasadlittlescatter-brainedcreature;butnowyoumusthavebeenforcedtohaveyourwitsaboutyou,withsomuchchangingofchaisesandsoforth;andIhopeitwillappearthatyouhavenotleftanythingbehindyouinanyofthepockets.”
Catherinehopedsotoo,andtriedtofeelaninterestinherownamendment,butherspiritswerequiteworndown;and,tobesilentandalonebecomingsoonheronlywish,shereadilyagreedtohermother’snextcounselofgoingearlytobed.Herparents,seeingnothinginherilllooksandagitationbutthenaturalconsequenceofmortifiedfeelings,andoftheunusualexertionandfatigueofsuchajourney,partedfromherwithoutanydoubtoftheirbeingsoonsleptaway;andthough,whentheyallmetthenextmorning,herrecoverywasnotequaltotheirhopes,theywerestillperfectlyunsuspiciousoftherebeinganydeeperevil.Theyneveroncethoughtofherheart,which,fortheparentsofayoungladyofseventeen,justreturnedfromherfirstexcursionfromhome,wasoddenough!
Assoonasbreakfastwasover,shesatdowntofulfilherpromisetoMissTilney,whosetrustintheeffectoftimeanddistanceonherfriend’sdispositionwasalreadyjustified,foralreadydidCatherinereproachherselfwithhavingpartedfromEleanorcoldly,withhavingneverenoughvaluedhermeritsorkindness,andneverenoughcommiseratedherforwhatshehadbeenyesterdaylefttoendure.
