Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 9
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“Youwillnotbefrightened,MissMorland,”saidThorpe,ashehandedherin,“ifmyhorseshoulddanceaboutalittleatfirstsettingoff.Hewill,mostlikely,giveaplungeortwo,andperhapstaketherestforaminute;buthewillsoonknowhismaster.Heisfullofspirits,playfulascanbe,butthereisnoviceinhim.”
Catherinedidnotthinktheportraitaveryinvitingone,butitwastoolatetoretreat,andshewastooyoungtoownherselffrightened;so,resigningherselftoherfate,andtrustingtotheanimal’sboastedknowledgeofitsowner,shesatpeaceablydown,andsawThorpesitdownbyher.Everythingbeingthenarranged,theservantwhostoodatthehorse’sheadwasbidinanimportantvoice“tolethimgo,”andofftheywentinthequietestmannerimaginable,withoutaplungeoracaper,oranythinglikeone.Catherine,delightedatsohappyanescape,spokeherpleasurealoudwithgratefulsurprise;andhercompanionimmediatelymadethematterperfectlysimplebyassuringherthatitwasentirelyowingtothepeculiarlyjudiciousmannerinwhichhehadthenheldthereins,andthesingulardiscernmentanddexteritywithwhichhehaddirectedhiswhip.
