Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXI

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           "Lord!Anne,"criedhersister,"youcantalkofnothingbutbeaux;—youwillmakeMissDashwoodbelieveyouthinkofnothingelse."Andthentoturnthediscourse,shebeganadmiringthehouseandthefurniture.

           ThisspecimenoftheMissSteeleswasenough.Thevulgarfreedomandfollyoftheeldestlefthernorecommendation,andasElinorwasnotblindedbythebeauty,ortheshrewdlookoftheyoungest,toherwantofrealeleganceandartlessness,sheleftthehousewithoutanywishofknowingthembetter.

           NotsotheMissSteeles.—TheycamefromExeter,wellprovidedwithadmirationfortheuseofSirJohnMiddleton,hisfamily,andallhisrelations,andnoniggardlyproportionwasnowdealtouttohisfaircousins,whomtheydeclaredtobethemostbeautiful,elegant,accomplished,andagreeablegirlstheyhadeverbeheld,andwithwhomtheywereparticularlyanxioustobebetteracquainted.—Andtobebetteracquaintedtherefore,Elinorsoonfoundwastheirinevitablelot,forasSirJohnwasentirelyonthesideoftheMissSteeles,theirpartywouldbetoostrongforopposition,andthatkindofintimacymustbesubmittedto,whichconsistsofsittinganhourortwotogetherinthesameroomalmosteveryday.SirJohncoulddonomore;buthedidnotknowthatanymorewasrequired:tobetogetherwas,inhisopinion,tobeintimate,andwhilehiscontinualschemesfortheirmeetingwereeffectual,hehadnotadoubtoftheirbeingestablishedfriends.

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