Нортенгерське абатство

Chapter 9

           Why,youdonotsupposeamanisoversetbyabottle?Iamsureofthis—thatifeverybodywastodrinktheirbottleaday,therewouldnotbehalfthedisordersintheworldtherearenow.Itwouldbeafamousgoodthingforusall.”

           “Icannotbelieveit.”

           “Oh!Lord,itwouldbethesavingofthousands.Thereisnotthehundredthpartofthewineconsumedinthiskingdomthatthereoughttobe.Ourfoggyclimatewantshelp.”

           “AndyetIhaveheardthatthereisagreatdealofwinedrunkinOxford.”

           “Oxford!ThereisnodrinkingatOxfordnow,Iassureyou.Nobodydrinksthere.Youwouldhardlymeetwithamanwhogoesbeyondhisfourpintsattheutmost.Now,forinstance,itwasreckonedaremarkablething,atthelastpartyinmyrooms,thatuponanaverageweclearedaboutfivepintsahead.Itwaslookeduponassomethingoutofthecommonway.Mineisfamousgoodstuff,tobesure.YouwouldnotoftenmeetwithanythinglikeitinOxford—andthatmayaccountforit.Butthiswilljustgiveyouanotionofthegeneralrateofdrinkingthere.”

           “Yes,itdoesgiveanotion,”saidCatherinewarmly,“andthatis,thatyoualldrinkagreatdealmorewinethanIthoughtyoudid.However,IamsureJamesdoesnotdrinksomuch.”

           Thisdeclarationbroughtonaloudandoverpoweringreply,ofwhichnopartwasverydistinct,exceptthefrequentexclamations,amountingalmosttooaths,whichadornedit,andCatherinewasleft,whenitended,withratherastrengthenedbeliefoftherebeingagreatdealofwinedrunkinOxford,andthesamehappyconvictionofherbrother’scomparativesobriety.

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