Доводы рассудка

Chapter 1

           

           SuchwereElizabethElliot’ssentimentsandsensations;suchthecarestoalloy,theagitationstovary,thesamenessandtheelegance,theprosperityandthenothingnessofhersceneoflife;suchthefeelingstogiveinteresttoalong,uneventfulresidenceinonecountrycircle,tofillthevacancieswhichtherewerenohabitsofutilityabroad,notalentsoraccomplishmentsforhome,tooccupy.

           Butnow,anotheroccupationandsolicitudeofmindwasbeginningtobeaddedtothese.Herfatherwasgrowingdistressedformoney.Sheknew,thatwhenhenowtookuptheBaronetage,itwastodrivetheheavybillsofhistradespeople,andtheunwelcomehintsofMrShepherd,hisagent,fromhisthoughts.TheKellynchpropertywasgood,butnotequaltoSirWalter’sapprehensionofthestaterequiredinitspossessor.WhileLadyElliotlived,therehadbeenmethod,moderation,andeconomy,whichhadjustkepthimwithinhisincome;butwithherhaddiedallsuchright-mindedness,andfromthatperiodhehadbeenconstantlyexceedingit.Ithadnotbeenpossibleforhimtospendless;hehaddonenothingbutwhatSirWalterElliotwasimperiouslycalledontodo;butblamelessashewas,hewasnotonlygrowingdreadfullyindebt,butwashearingofitsooften,thatitbecamevaintoattemptconcealingitlonger,evenpartially,fromhisdaughter.

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