Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXXII

           

           FromalldangerofseeingWilloughbyagain,hermotherconsideredhertobeatleastequallysafeintownasinthecountry,sincehisacquaintancemustnowbedroppedbyallwhocalledthemselvesherfriends.Designcouldneverbringthemineachother’sway:negligencecouldneverleavethemexposedtoasurprise;andchancehadlessinitsfavourinthecrowdofLondonthanevenintheretirementofBarton,whereitmightforcehimbeforeherwhilepayingthatvisitatAllenhamonhismarriage,whichMrs.Dashwood,fromforeseeingatfirstasaprobableevent,hadbroughtherselftoexpectasacertainone.

           Shehadyetanotherreasonforwishingherchildrentoremainwheretheywere;aletterfromherson-in-lawhadtoldherthatheandhiswifeweretobeintownbeforethemiddleofFebruary,andshejudgeditrightthattheyshouldsometimesseetheirbrother.

           Mariannehadpromisedtobeguidedbyhermother’sopinion,andshesubmittedtoitthereforewithoutopposition,thoughitprovedperfectlydifferentfromwhatshewishedandexpected,thoughshefeltittobeentirelywrong,formedonmistakengrounds,andthatbyrequiringherlongercontinuanceinLondonitdeprivedheroftheonlypossiblealleviationofherwretchedness,thepersonalsympathyofhermother,anddoomedhertosuchsocietyandsuchscenesasmustpreventhereverknowingamoment’srest.

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