Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 30
Ondiscoveringhiserror,toturnherfromthehouseseemedthebest,thoughtohisfeelingsaninadequateproofofhisresentmenttowardsherself,andhiscontemptofherfamily.
JohnThorpehadfirstmisledhim.Thegeneral,perceivinghissononenightatthetheatretobepayingconsiderableattentiontoMissMorland,hadaccidentallyinquiredofThorpeifheknewmoreofherthanhername.Thorpe,mosthappytobeonspeakingtermswithamanofGeneralTilney’simportance,hadbeenjoyfullyandproudlycommunicative;andbeingatthattimenotonlyindailyexpectationofMorland’sengagingIsabella,butlikewiseprettywellresolveduponmarryingCatherinehimself,hisvanityinducedhimtorepresentthefamilyasyetmorewealthythanhisvanityandavaricehadmadehimbelievethem.Withwhomsoeverhewas,orwaslikelytobeconnected,hisownconsequencealwaysrequiredthattheirsshouldbegreat,andashisintimacywithanyacquaintancegrew,soregularlygrewtheirfortune.TheexpectationsofhisfriendMorland,therefore,fromthefirstoverrated,hadeversincehisintroductiontoIsabellabeengraduallyincreasing;andbymerelyaddingtwiceasmuchforthegrandeurofthemoment,bydoublingwhathechosetothinktheamountofMr.Morland’spreferment,treblinghisprivatefortune,bestowingarichaunt,andsinkinghalfthechildren,hewasabletorepresentthewholefamilytothegeneralinamostrespectablelight.
