Доводы рассудка
Chapter 23
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“Ah!”criedCaptainHarville,inatoneofstrongfeeling,“ifIcouldbutmakeyoucomprehendwhatamansufferswhenhetakesalastlookathiswifeandchildren,andwatchestheboatthathehassentthemoffin,aslongasitisinsight,andthenturnsawayandsays,‘Godknowswhetherweevermeetagain!’Andthen,ifIcouldconveytoyoutheglowofhissoulwhenhedoesseethemagain;when,comingbackafteratwelvemonth’sabsence,perhaps,andobligedtoputintoanotherport,hecalculateshowsoonitbepossibletogetthemthere,pretendingtodeceivehimself,andsaying,‘Theycannotbeheretillsuchaday,’butallthewhilehopingforthemtwelvehourssooner,andseeingthemarriveatlast,asifHeavenhadgiventhemwings,bymanyhourssoonerstill!IfIcouldexplaintoyouallthis,andallthatamancanbearanddo,andgloriestodo,forthesakeofthesetreasuresofhisexistence!Ispeak,youknow,onlyofsuchmenashavehearts!”pressinghisownwithemotion.
“Oh!”criedAnneeagerly,“IhopeIdojusticetoallthatisfeltbyyou,andbythosewhoresembleyou.GodforbidthatIshouldundervaluethewarmandfaithfulfeelingsofanyofmyfellow-creatures!IshoulddeserveuttercontemptifIdaredtosupposethattrueattachmentandconstancywereknownonlybywoman.No,Ibelieveyoucapableofeverythinggreatandgoodinyourmarriedlives.
