Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXXIV

           Buttherewasnopeculiardisgraceinthis;foritwasverymuchthecasewiththechiefoftheirvisitors,whoalmostalllabouredunderoneorotherofthesedisqualificationsforbeingagreeable—Wantofsense,eithernaturalorimproved—wantofelegance—wantofspirits—orwantoftemper.

           Whentheladieswithdrewtothedrawing-roomafterdinner,thispovertywasparticularlyevident,forthegentlemenHADsuppliedthediscoursewithsomevariety—thevarietyofpolitics,inclosingland,andbreakinghorses—butthenitwasallover;andonesubjectonlyengagedtheladiestillcoffeecamein,whichwasthecomparativeheightsofHarryDashwood,andLadyMiddleton’ssecondsonWilliam,whowerenearlyofthesameage.

           Hadboththechildrenbeenthere,theaffairmighthavebeendeterminedtooeasilybymeasuringthematonce;butasHarryonlywaspresent,itwasallconjecturalassertiononbothsides;andeverybodyhadarighttobeequallypositiveintheiropinion,andtorepeatitoverandoveragainasoftenastheyliked.

           Thepartiesstoodthus:

           Thetwomothers,thougheachreallyconvincedthatherownsonwasthetallest,politelydecidedinfavouroftheother.

           Thetwograndmothers,withnotlesspartiality,butmoresincerity,wereequallyearnestinsupportoftheirowndescendant.

           Lucy,whowashardlylessanxioustopleaseoneparentthantheother,thoughttheboyswerebothremarkablytallfortheirage,andcouldnotconceivethattherecouldbethesmallestdifferenceintheworldbetweenthem;andMissSteele,withyetgreateraddressgaveit,asfastasshecould,infavourofeach.

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