Доводы рассудка
Chapter 1
Hehadgivenhersomehintsofitthelastspringintown;hehadgonesofarevenastosay,“Canweretrench?Doesitoccurtoyouthatthereisanyonearticleinwhichwecanretrench?”andElizabeth,todoherjustice,had,inthefirstardouroffemalealarm,setseriouslytothinkwhatcouldbedone,andhadfinallyproposedthesetwobranchesofeconomy,tocutoffsomeunnecessarycharities,andtorefrainfromnewfurnishingthedrawing-room;towhichexpedientssheafterwardsaddedthehappythoughtoftheirtakingnopresentdowntoAnne,ashadbeentheusualyearlycustom.Butthesemeasures,howevergoodinthemselves,wereinsufficientfortherealextentoftheevil,thewholeofwhichSirWalterfoundhimselfobligedtoconfesstohersoonafterwards.Elizabethhadnothingtoproposeofdeeperefficacy.Shefeltherselfill-usedandunfortunate,asdidherfather;andtheywereneitherofthemabletodeviseanymeansoflesseningtheirexpenseswithoutcompromisingtheirdignity,orrelinquishingtheircomfortsinawaynottobeborne.
TherewasonlyasmallpartofhisestatethatSirWaltercoulddisposeof;buthadeveryacrebeenalienable,itwouldhavemadenodifference.Hehadcondescendedtomortgageasfarashehadthepower,buthewouldnevercondescendtosell.No;hewouldneverdisgracehisnamesofar.TheKellynchestateshouldbetransmittedwholeandentire,ashehadreceivedit
