Доводы рассудка
Chapter 19
Helookedverywell,notasifhehadbeensufferinginhealthorspirits,andhetalkedofUppercross,oftheMusgroves,nay,evenofLouisa,andhadevenamomentarylookofhisownarchsignificanceashenamedher;butyetitwasCaptainWentworthnotcomfortable,noteasy,notabletofeignthathewas.
Itdidnotsurprise,butitgrievedAnnetoobservethatElizabethwouldnotknowhim.ShesawthathesawElizabeth,thatElizabethsawhim,thattherewascompleteinternalrecognitiononeachside;shewasconvincedthathewasreadytobeacknowledgedasanacquaintance,expectingit,andshehadthepainofseeinghersisterturnawaywithunalterablecoldness.
LadyDalrymple’scarriage,forwhichMissElliotwasgrowingveryimpatient,nowdrewup;theservantcameintoannounceit.Itwasbeginningtorainagain,andaltogethertherewasadelay,andabustle,andatalking,whichmustmakeallthelittlecrowdintheshopunderstandthatLadyDalrymplewascallingtoconveyMissElliot.AtlastMissElliotandherfriend,unattendedbutbytheservant,(fortherewasnocousinreturned),werewalkingoff;andCaptainWentworth,watchingthem,turnedagaintoAnne,andbymanner,ratherthanwords,wasofferinghisservicestoher.
“Iammuchobligedtoyou,”washeranswer,“butIamnotgoingwiththem.Thecarriagewouldnotaccommodatesomany.Iwalk:Ipreferwalking.”
“Butitrains.”
“Oh!verylittle,NothingthatIregard.