Нортенгерське абатство
Chapter 11
Allen,whohad“alwaysthoughtitwouldclearup.”ButwhetherCatherinemightstillexpectherfriends,whethertherehadnotbeentoomuchrainforMissTilneytoventure,mustyetbeaquestion.
ItwastoodirtyforMrs.Allentoaccompanyherhusbandtothepump-room;heaccordinglysetoffbyhimself,andCatherinehadbarelywatchedhimdownthestreetwhenhernoticewasclaimedbytheapproachofthesametwoopencarriages,containingthesamethreepeoplethathadsurprisedhersomuchafewmorningsback.
“Isabella,mybrother,andMr.Thorpe,Ideclare!Theyarecomingformeperhaps—butIshallnotgo—Icannotgoindeed,foryouknowMissTilneymaystillcall.”Mrs.Allenagreedtoit.JohnThorpewassoonwiththem,andhisvoicewaswiththemyetsooner,foronthestairshewascallingouttoMissMorlandtobequick.“Makehaste!Makehaste!”ashethrewopenthedoor.“Putonyourhatthismoment—thereisnotimetobelost—wearegoingtoBristol.Howd’yedo,Mrs.Allen?”
“ToBristol!Isnotthatagreatwayoff?But,however,Icannotgowithyoutoday,becauseIamengaged;Iexpectsomefriendseverymoment.”Thiswasofcoursevehementlytalkeddownasnoreasonatall;Mrs.Allenwascalledontosecondhim,andthetwootherswalkedin,togivetheirassistance.“MysweetestCatherine,isnotthisdelightful?Weshallhaveamostheavenlydrive.Youaretothankyourbrotherandmeforthescheme;itdartedintoourheadsatbreakfast-time,Iverilybelieveatthesameinstant;andweshouldhavebeenofftwohoursagoifithadnotbeenforthisdetestablerain.
