Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXI

           

           Todohimjustice,hedideverythinginhispowertopromotetheirunreserve,bymakingtheMissSteelesacquaintedwithwhateverhekneworsupposedofhiscousins’situationsinthemostdelicateparticulars,—andElinorhadnotseenthemmorethantwice,beforetheeldestofthemwishedherjoyonhersister’shavingbeensoluckyastomakeaconquestofaverysmartbeausinceshecametoBarton.

           "’Twillbeafinethingtohavehermarriedsoyoungtobesure,"saidshe,"andIhearheisquiteabeau,andprodigioushandsome.AndIhopeyoumayhaveasgoodluckyourselfsoon,—butperhapsyoumayhaveafriendinthecorneralready."

           ElinorcouldnotsupposethatSirJohnwouldbemoreniceinproclaiminghissuspicionsofherregardforEdward,thanhehadbeenwithrespecttoMarianne;indeeditwasratherhisfavouritejokeofthetwo,asbeingsomewhatnewerandmoreconjectural;andsinceEdward’svisit,theyhadneverdinedtogetherwithouthisdrinkingtoherbestaffectionswithsomuchsignificancyandsomanynodsandwinks,astoexcitegeneralattention.TheletterF—hadbeenlikewiseinvariablybroughtforward,andfoundproductiveofsuchcountlessjokes,thatitscharacterasthewittiestletterinthealphabethadbeenlongestablishedwithElinor.

           TheMissSteeles,assheexpected,hadnowallthebenefitofthesejokes,andintheeldestofthemtheyraisedacuriositytoknowthenameofthegentlemanalludedto,which,thoughoftenimpertinentlyexpressed,wasperfectlyofapiecewithhergeneralinquisitivenessintotheconcernsoftheirfamily

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