Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 30
”Afterashortsilence—“Ihope,myCatherine,youarenotgettingoutofhumourwithhomebecauseitisnotsograndasNorthanger.Thatwouldbeturningyourvisitintoanevilindeed.Whereveryouareyoushouldalwaysbecontented,butespeciallyathome,becausethereyoumustspendthemostofyourtime.Ididnotquitelike,atbreakfast,tohearyoutalksomuchabouttheFrenchbreadatNorthanger.”
“IamsureIdonotcareaboutthebread.ItisallthesametomewhatIeat.”
“Thereisaverycleveressayinoneofthebooksupstairsuponmuchsuchasubject,aboutyounggirlsthathavebeenspoiltforhomebygreatacquaintance—TheMirror,Ithink.Iwilllookitoutforyousomedayorother,becauseIamsureitwilldoyougood.”
Catherinesaidnomore,and,withanendeavourtodoright,appliedtoherwork;but,afterafewminutes,sunkagain,withoutknowingitherself,intolanguorandlistlessness,movingherselfinherchair,fromtheirritationofweariness,muchoftenerthanshemovedherneedle.Mrs.Morlandwatchedtheprogressofthisrelapse;andseeing,inherdaughter’sabsentanddissatisfiedlook,thefullproofofthatrepiningspirittowhichshehadnowbeguntoattributeherwantofcheerfulness,hastilylefttheroomtofetchthebookinquestion,anxioustolosenotimeinattackingsodreadfulamalady.Itwassometimebeforeshecouldfindwhatshelookedfor;andotherfamilymattersoccurringtodetainher,aquarterofanhourhadelapsedereshereturneddownstairswiththevolumefromwhichsomuchwashoped.
