Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 10
Allen,afterdrinkinghisglassofwater,joinedsomegentlementotalkoverthepoliticsofthedayandcomparetheaccountsoftheirnewspapers;andtheladieswalkedabouttogether,noticingeverynewface,andalmosteverynewbonnetintheroom.ThefemalepartoftheThorpefamily,attendedbyJamesMorland,appearedamongthecrowdinlessthanaquarterofanhour,andCatherineimmediatelytookherusualplacebythesideofherfriend.James,whowasnowinconstantattendance,maintainedasimilarposition,andseparatingthemselvesfromtherestoftheirparty,theywalkedinthatmannerforsometime,tillCatherinebegantodoubtthehappinessofasituationwhich,confiningherentirelytoherfriendandbrother,gaveherverylittleshareinthenoticeofeither.Theywerealwaysengagedinsomesentimentaldiscussionorlivelydispute,buttheirsentimentwasconveyedinsuchwhisperingvoices,andtheirvivacityattendedwithsomuchlaughter,thatthoughCatherine’ssupportingopinionwasnotunfrequentlycalledforbyoneortheother,shewasneverabletogiveany,fromnothavingheardawordofthesubject.Atlengthhowevershewasempoweredtodisengageherselffromherfriend,bytheavowednecessityofspeakingtoMissTilney,whomshemostjoyfullysawjustenteringtheroomwithMrs.Hughes,andwhomsheinstantlyjoined,withafirmerdeterminationtobeacquainted,thanshemighthavehadcouragetocommand,hadshenotbeenurgedbythedisappointmentofthedaybefore.
