Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 6
Tilney,forperhapsImayneverseehimagain.”
“Notseehimagain!Mydearestcreature,donottalkofit.Iamsureyouwouldbemiserableifyouthoughtso!”
“No,indeed,Ishouldnot.IdonotpretendtosaythatIwasnotverymuchpleasedwithhim;butwhileIhaveUdolphotoread,Ifeelasifnobodycouldmakememiserable.Oh!Thedreadfulblackveil!MydearIsabella,IamsuretheremustbeLaurentina’sskeletonbehindit.”
“Itissooddtome,thatyoushouldneverhavereadUdolphobefore;butIsupposeMrs.Morlandobjectstonovels.”
“No,shedoesnot.SheveryoftenreadsSirCharlesGrandisonherself;butnewbooksdonotfallinourway.”
“SirCharlesGrandison!Thatisanamazinghorridbook,isitnot?IrememberMissAndrewscouldnotgetthroughthefirstvolume.”
“ItisnotlikeUdolphoatall;butyetIthinkitisveryentertaining.”
“Doyouindeed!Yousurpriseme;Ithoughtithadnotbeenreadable.But,mydearestCatherine,haveyousettledwhattowearonyourheadtonight?Iamdeterminedatalleventstobedressedexactlylikeyou.Thementakenoticeofthatsometimes,youknow.”
“Butitdoesnotsignifyiftheydo,”saidCatherine,veryinnocently.
“Signify!Oh,heavens!Imakeitarulenevertomindwhattheysay.Theyareveryoftenamazinglyimpertinentifyoudonottreatthemwithspirit,andmakethemkeeptheirdistance.”
“Arethey?Well,Ineverobservedthat.Theyalwaysbehaveverywelltome.”
“Oh!Theygivethemselvessuchairs.
