Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 5
Herdailyexpressionswerenolonger,“IwishwehadsomeacquaintanceinBath!”Theywerechangedinto,“HowgladIamwehavemetwithMrs.Thorpe!”andshewasaseagerinpromotingtheintercourseofthetwofamilies,asheryoungchargeandIsabellathemselvescouldbe;neversatisfiedwiththedayunlessshespentthechiefofitbythesideofMrs.Thorpe,inwhattheycalledconversation,butinwhichtherewasscarcelyeveranyexchangeofopinion,andnotoftenanyresemblanceofsubject,forMrs.Thorpetalkedchieflyofherchildren,andMrs.Allenofhergowns.
TheprogressofthefriendshipbetweenCatherineandIsabellawasquickasitsbeginninghadbeenwarm,andtheypassedsorapidlythrougheverygradationofincreasingtendernessthattherewasshortlynofreshproofofittobegiventotheirfriendsorthemselves.TheycalledeachotherbytheirChristianname,werealwaysarminarmwhentheywalked,pinnedupeachother’strainforthedance,andwerenottobedividedintheset;andifarainymorningdeprivedthemofotherenjoyments,theywerestillresoluteinmeetingindefianceofwetanddirt,andshutthemselvesup,toreadnovelstogether.
