Доводы рассудка

           “ColonelWallishadbeensoimpatienttobeintroducedtothem!andMrElliotsoanxiousthatheshould!”andtherewasaMrsWallis,atpresentknownonlytothembydescription,asshewasindailyexpectationofherconfinement;butMrElliotspokeofheras“amostcharmingwoman,quiteworthyofbeingknowninCamdenPlace,”andassoonassherecoveredtheyweretobeacquainted.SirWalterthoughtmuchofMrsWallis;shewassaidtobeanexcessivelyprettywoman,beautiful.“Helongedtoseeher.Hehopedshemightmakesomeamendsforthemanyveryplainfaceshewascontinuallypassinginthestreets.TheworstofBathwasthenumberofitsplainwomen.Hedidnotmeantosaythattherewerenoprettywomen,butthenumberoftheplainwasoutofallproportion.Hehadfrequentlyobserved,ashewalked,thatonehandsomefacewouldbefollowedbythirty,orfive-and-thirtyfrights;andonce,ashehadstoodinashoponBondStreet,hehadcountedeighty-sevenwomengoby,oneafteranother,withouttherebeingatolerablefaceamongthem.Ithadbeenafrostymorning,tobesure,asharpfrost,whichhardlyonewomaninathousandcouldstandthetestof.Butstill,therecertainlywereadreadfulmultitudeofuglywomeninBath;andasforthemen!theywereinfinitelyworse.Suchscarecrowsasthestreetswerefullof!Itwasevidenthowlittlethewomenwereusedtothesightofanythingtolerable,bytheeffectwhichamanofdecentappearanceproduced.