Доводы рассудка

           AnneElliot,withallherclaimsofbirth,beauty,andmind,tothrowherselfawayatnineteen;involveherselfatnineteeninanengagementwithayoungman,whohadnothingbuthimselftorecommendhim,andnohopesofattainingaffluence,butinthechancesofamostuncertainprofession,andnoconnexionstosecureevenhisfartherriseintheprofession,wouldbe,indeed,athrowingaway,whichshegrievedtothinkof!AnneElliot,soyoung;knowntosofew,tobesnatchedoffbyastrangerwithoutallianceorfortune;orrathersunkbyhimintoastateofmostwearing,anxious,youth-killingdependence!Itmustnotbe,ifbyanyfairinterferenceoffriendship,anyrepresentationsfromonewhohadalmostamother’slove,andmother’srights,itwouldbeprevented.

           CaptainWentworthhadnofortune.Hehadbeenluckyinhisprofession;butspendingfreely,whathadcomefreely,hadrealizednothing.Buthewasconfidentthatheshouldsoonberich:fulloflifeandardour,heknewthatheshouldsoonhaveaship,andsoonbeonastationthatwouldleadtoeverythinghewanted.Hehadalwaysbeenlucky;heknewheshouldbesostill.Suchconfidence,powerfulinitsownwarmth,andbewitchinginthewitwhichoftenexpressedit,musthavebeenenoughforAnne;butLadyRussellsawitverydifferently.Hissanguinetemper,andfearlessnessofmind,operatedverydifferentlyonher.Shesawinitbutanaggravationoftheevil.Itonlyaddedadangerouscharactertohimself.Hewasbrilliant,hewasheadstrong.