Нортенгерське абатство

Chapter 6

           

           “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.

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