Нортенгерське абатство

Chapter 7

           Whatdoyouthinkofmygig,MissMorland?Aneatone,isnotit?Wellhung;town-built;Ihavenothaditamonth.ItwasbuiltforaChristchurchman,afriendofmine,averygoodsortoffellow;heranitafewweeks,till,Ibelieve,itwasconvenienttohavedonewithit.Ihappenedjustthentobelookingoutforsomelightthingofthekind,thoughIhadprettywelldeterminedonacurricletoo;butIchancedtomeethimonMagdalenBridge,ashewasdrivingintoOxford,lastterm:’Ah!Thorpe,’saidhe,’doyouhappentowantsuchalittlethingasthis?Itisacapitaloneofthekind,butIamcursedtiredofit.’’Oh!D—,’saidI;’Iamyourman;whatdoyouask?’Andhowmuchdoyouthinkhedid,MissMorland?”

           “IamsureIcannotguessatall.”

           “Curricle-hung,yousee;seat,trunk,sword-case,splashing-board,lamps,silvermoulding,allyouseecomplete;theiron-workasgoodasnew,orbetter.Heaskedfiftyguineas;Iclosedwithhimdirectly,threwdownthemoney,andthecarriagewasmine.”

           “AndIamsure,”saidCatherine,“IknowsolittleofsuchthingsthatIcannotjudgewhetheritwascheapordear.”

           “Neitheronenort’other;Imighthavegotitforless,Idaresay;butIhatehaggling,andpoorFreemanwantedcash.”

           “Thatwasverygood-naturedofyou,”saidCatherine,quitepleased.

           “Oh!D——it,whenonehasthemeansofdoingakindthingbyafriend,Ihatetobepitiful.

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