Міжнародний епізод
Part II
Ithadgivenhergreatpainatthemoment,buttherewasnoparticularreasonwhysheshouldrememberit;itcorrespondedtoolittlewithanysensiblereality;anditwasdisagreeabletoBessietorememberdisagreeablethings.Soshewasnothauntedwiththesenseofavulgarimputation.ShewasnotinlovewithLordLambeth—sheassuredherselfofthat.Itwillimmediatelybeobservedthatwhensuchassurancesbecomenecessarythestateofayounglady’saffectionsisalreadyambiguous;and,indeed,BessieAldenmadenoattempttodissimulate—toherself,ofcourse—acertaintendernessthatshefeltfortheyoungnobleman.Shesaidtoherselfthatshelikedthetypetowhichhebelonged—thesimple,candid,manly,healthyEnglishtemperament.Shespoketoherselfofhimaswomenspeakofyoungmentheylike—alludedtohisbravery(whichshehadneverintheleastseentested),tohishonestyandgentlemanliness,andwasnotsilentuponthesubjectofhisgoodlooks.Shewasperfectlyconscious,moreover,thatshelikedtothinkofhismoreadventitiousmerits;thatherimaginationwasexcitedandgratifiedbythesightofahandsomeyoungmanendowedwithsuchlargeopportunities—opportunitiesshehardlyknewforwhat,but,asshesupposed,fordoinggreatthings—forsettinganexample,forexertinganinfluence,forconferringhappiness,forencouragingthearts.
