Доводы рассудка
Chapter 8
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“ButIhatetohearyoutalkingsolikeafinegentleman,andasifwomenwereallfineladies,insteadofrationalcreatures.Wenoneofusexpecttobeinsmoothwaterallourdays.”
“Ah!mydear,”saidtheAdmiral,“whenhehadgotawife,hewillsingadifferenttune.Whenheismarried,ifwehavethegoodlucktolivetoanotherwar,weshallseehimdoasyouandI,andagreatmanyothers,havedone.Weshallhavehimverythankfultoanybodythatwillbringhimhiswife.”
“Ay,thatweshall.”
“NowIhavedone,”criedCaptainWentworth.“Whenoncemarriedpeoplebegintoattackmewith—‘Oh!youwillthinkverydifferently,whenyouaremarried.’Icanonlysay,‘No,Ishallnot;’andthentheysayagain,‘Yes,youwill,’andthereisanendofit.”
Hegotupandmovedaway.
“Whatagreattravelleryoumusthavebeen,ma’am!”saidMrsMusgrovetoMrsCroft.
“Prettywell,ma’aminthefifteenyearsofmymarriage;thoughmanywomenhavedonemore.IhavecrossedtheAtlanticfourtimes,andhavebeenoncetotheEastIndies,andbackagain,andonlyonce;besidesbeingindifferentplacesabouthome:Cork,andLisbon,andGibraltar.ButIneverwentbeyondtheStreights,andneverwasintheWestIndies.WedonotcallBermudaorBahama,youknow,theWestIndies.”
MrsMusgrovehadnotawordtosayindissent;shecouldnotaccuseherselfofhavingevercalledthemanythinginthewholecourseofherlife.
