Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 6
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“Areyou,indeed?Howdelightful!Oh!Iwouldnottellyouwhatisbehindtheblackveilfortheworld!Arenotyouwildtoknow?”
“Oh!Yes,quite;whatcanitbe?Butdonottellme—Iwouldnotbetolduponanyaccount.Iknowitmustbeaskeleton,IamsureitisLaurentina’sskeleton.Oh!Iamdelightedwiththebook!Ishouldliketospendmywholelifeinreadingit.Iassureyou,ifithadnotbeentomeetyou,Iwouldnothavecomeawayfromitforalltheworld.”
“Dearcreature!HowmuchIamobligedtoyou;andwhenyouhavefinishedUdolpho,wewillreadtheItaliantogether;andIhavemadeoutalistoftenortwelvemoreofthesamekindforyou.”
“Haveyou,indeed!HowgladIam!Whataretheyall?”
“Iwillreadyoutheirnamesdirectly;heretheyare,inmypocketbook.CastleofWolfenbach,Clermont,MysteriousWarnings,NecromanceroftheBlackForest,MidnightBell,OrphanoftheRhine,andHorridMysteries.Thosewilllastussometime.”
“Yes,prettywell;butaretheyallhorrid,areyousuretheyareallhorrid?”
“Yes,quitesure;foraparticularfriendofmine,aMissAndrews,asweetgirl,oneofthesweetestcreaturesintheworld,hasreadeveryoneofthem.IwishyouknewMissAndrews,youwouldbedelightedwithher.Sheisnettingherselfthesweetestcloakyoucanconceive.Ithinkherasbeautifulasanangel,andIamsovexedwiththemenfornotadmiringher!Iscoldthemallamazinglyaboutit.”
“Scoldthem!Doyouscoldthemfornotadmiringher?”
“Yes,thatIdo.ThereisnothingIwouldnotdoforthosewhoarereallymyfriends.
