Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 8
Hughes,satisfiedwithhavingsorespectablysettledheryoungcharge,returnedtoherparty.
MissTilneyhadagoodfigure,aprettyface,andaveryagreeablecountenance;andherair,thoughithadnotallthedecidedpretension,theresolutestylishnessofMissThorpe’s,hadmorerealelegance.Hermannersshowedgoodsenseandgoodbreeding;theywereneithershynoraffectedlyopen;andsheseemedcapableofbeingyoung,attractive,andataballwithoutwantingtofixtheattentionofeverymannearher,andwithoutexaggeratedfeelingsofecstaticdelightorinconceivablevexationoneverylittletriflingoccurrence.Catherine,interestedatoncebyherappearanceandherrelationshiptoMr.Tilney,wasdesirousofbeingacquaintedwithher,andreadilytalkedthereforewhenevershecouldthinkofanythingtosay,andhadcourageandleisureforsayingit.Butthehindrancethrowninthewayofaveryspeedyintimacy,bythefrequentwantofoneormoreoftheserequisites,preventedtheirdoingmorethangoingthroughthefirstrudimentsofanacquaintance,byinformingthemselveshowwelltheotherlikedBath,howmuchsheadmireditsbuildingsandsurroundingcountry,whethershedrew,orplayed,orsang,andwhethershewasfondofridingonhorseback.
ThetwodanceswerescarcelyconcludedbeforeCatherinefoundherarmgentlyseizedbyherfaithfulIsabella,whoingreatspiritsexclaimed,“AtlastIhavegotyou.Mydearestcreature,Ihavebeenlookingforyouthishour.Whatcouldinduceyoutocomeintothisset,whenyouknewIwasintheother?Ihavebeenquitewretchedwithoutyou.
