Доводы рассудка
Chapter 14
IfElizabethandherfatherdidnotdeceivethemselves,hadbeentakingmuchpainstoseektheacquaintance,andproclaimthevalueoftheconnection,ashehadformerlytakenpainstoshewneglect.Thiswasverywonderfulifitweretrue;andLadyRussellwasinastateofveryagreeablecuriosityandperplexityaboutMrElliot,alreadyrecantingthesentimentshehadsolatelyexpressedtoMary,ofhisbeing“amanwhomshehadnowishtosee.”Shehadagreatwishtoseehim.Ifhereallysoughttoreconcilehimselflikeadutifulbranch,hemustbeforgivenforhavingdismemberedhimselffromthepaternaltree.
Annewasnotanimatedtoanequalpitchbythecircumstance,butshefeltthatshewouldratherseeMrElliotagainthannot,whichwasmorethanshecouldsayformanyotherpersonsinBath.
ShewasputdowninCamdenPlace;andLadyRussellthendrovetoherownlodgings,inRiversStreet.
