Ярмарок марнославства

Quite a Sentimental Chapter

           Hewasonlygoodenoughtobeafairyprince;andoh,whatmagnanimitytostooptosuchahumbleCinderella!MissPinkertonwouldhavetriedtocheckthisblinddevotionverylikely,hadshebeenAmelia’sconfidante;butnotwithmuchsuccess,dependuponit.Itisinthenatureandinstinctofsomewomen.Somearemadetoscheme,andsometolove;andIwishanyrespectedbachelorthatreadsthismaytakethesortthatbestlikeshim.

           Whileunderthisoverpoweringimpression,MissAmelianeglectedhertwelvedearfriendsatChiswickmostcruelly,assuchselfishpeoplecommonlywilldo.Shehadbutthissubject,ofcourse,tothinkabout;andMissSaltirewastoocoldforaconfidante,andshecouldn’tbringhermindtotellMissSwartz,thewoolly-hairedyoungheiressfromSt.Kitt’s.ShehadlittleLauraMartinhomefortheholidays;andmybeliefis,shemadeaconfidanteofher,andpromisedthatLaurashouldcomeandlivewithherwhenshewasmarried,andgaveLauraagreatdealofinformationregardingthepassionoflove,whichmusthavebeensingularlyusefulandnoveltothatlittleperson.Alas,alas!IfearpoorEmmyhadnotawell-regulatedmind.

           Whatwereherparentsdoing,nottokeepthislittleheartfrombeatingsofast?OldSedleydidnotseemmuchtonoticematters.Hewasgraveroflate,andhisCityaffairsabsorbedhim.Mrs.Sedleywasofsoeasyanduninquisitiveanaturethatshewasn’tevenjealous.Mr.Joswasaway,beingbesiegedbyanIrishwidowatCheltenham.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 190 з 1227