Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 9
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“DidshetellyouwhatpartofGloucestershiretheycomefrom?”
“Yes,shedid;butIcannotrecollectnow.Buttheyareverygoodkindofpeople,andveryrich.Mrs.TilneywasaMissDrummond,andsheandMrs.Hugheswereschoolfellows;andMissDrummondhadaverylargefortune;and,whenshemarried,herfathergavehertwentythousandpounds,andfivehundredtobuywedding-clothes.Mrs.Hughessawalltheclothesaftertheycamefromthewarehouse.”
“AndareMr.andMrs.TilneyinBath?”
“Yes,Ifancytheyare,butIamnotquitecertain.Uponrecollection,however,Ihaveanotiontheyarebothdead;atleastthemotheris;yes,IamsureMrs.Tilneyisdead,becauseMrs.HughestoldmetherewasaverybeautifulsetofpearlsthatMr.Drummondgavehisdaughteronherwedding-dayandthatMissTilneyhasgotnow,fortheywereputbyforherwhenhermotherdied.”
“AndisMr.Tilney,mypartner,theonlyson?”
“Icannotbequitepositiveaboutthat,mydear;Ihavesomeideaheis;but,however,heisaveryfineyoungman,Mrs.Hughessays,andlikelytodoverywell.”
Catherineinquirednofurther;shehadheardenoughtofeelthatMrs.Allenhadnorealintelligencetogive,andthatshewasmostparticularlyunfortunateherselfinhavingmissedsuchameetingwithbothbrotherandsister
