Емма

Chapter 15

           IsabellathenwenttoEmma;butEmmacouldnotsoentirelygiveupthehopeoftheirbeingallabletogetaway;andtheywerestilldiscussingthepoint,whenMr.Knightley,whohadlefttheroomimmediatelyafterhisbrother’sfirstreportofthesnow,camebackagain,andtoldthemthathehadbeenoutofdoorstoexamine,andcouldanswerfortherenotbeingthesmallestdifficultyintheirgettinghome,whenevertheylikedit,eithernoworanhourhence.HehadgonebeyondthesweepsomewayalongtheHighburyroadthesnowwasnowhereabovehalfaninchdeepinmanyplaceshardlyenoughtowhitentheground;averyfewflakeswerefallingatpresent,butthecloudswereparting,andtherewaseveryappearanceofitsbeingsoonover.Hehadseenthecoachmen,andtheybothagreedwithhimintherebeingnothingtoapprehend.

           ToIsabella,thereliefofsuchtidingswasverygreat,andtheywerescarcelylessacceptabletoEmmaonherfather’saccount,whowasimmediatelysetasmuchateaseonthesubjectashisnervousconstitutionallowed;butthealarmthathadbeenraisedcouldnotbeappeasedsoastoadmitofanycomfortforhimwhilehecontinuedatRandalls.Hewassatisfiedoftherebeingnopresentdangerinreturninghome,butnoassurancescouldconvincehimthatitwassafetostay;andwhiletheotherswerevariouslyurgingandrecommending,Mr.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 168 з 649