Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 8
”Catherine,thoughalittledisappointed,hadtoomuchgoodnaturetomakeanyopposition,andtheothersrisingup,Isabellahadonlytimetopressherfriend’shandandsay,“Good-bye,mydearlove,”beforetheyhurriedoff.TheyoungerMissThorpesbeingalsodancing,CatherinewaslefttothemercyofMrs.ThorpeandMrs.Allen,betweenwhomshenowremained.Shecouldnothelpbeingvexedatthenon-appearanceofMr.Thorpe,forshenotonlylongedtobedancing,butwaslikewiseawarethat,astherealdignityofhersituationcouldnotbeknown,shewassharingwiththescoresofotheryoungladiesstillsittingdownallthediscreditofwantingapartner.Tobedisgracedintheeyeoftheworld,toweartheappearanceofinfamywhileherheartisallpurity,heractionsallinnocence,andthemisconductofanotherthetruesourceofherdebasement,isoneofthosecircumstanceswhichpeculiarlybelongtotheheroine’slife,andherfortitudeunderitwhatparticularlydignifieshercharacter.Catherinehadfortitudetoo;shesuffered,butnomurmurpassedherlips.
Fromthisstateofhumiliation,shewasroused,attheendoftenminutes,toapleasanterfeeling,byseeing,notMr.Thorpe,butMr.Tilney,withinthreeyardsoftheplacewheretheysat;heseemedtobemovingthatway,buthedidnotseeher,andthereforethesmileandtheblush,whichhissuddenreappearanceraisedinCatherine,passedawaywithoutsullyingherheroicimportance.
