Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter VI

           TheseparlorsarebothtoosmallforsuchpartiesofourfriendsasIhopetoseeoftencollectedhere;andIhavesomethoughtsofthrowingthepassageintooneofthemwithperhapsapartoftheother,andsoleavetheremainderofthatotherforanentrance;this,withanewdrawingroomwhichmaybeeasilyadded,andabed-chamberandgarretabove,willmakeitaverysnuglittlecottage.Icouldwishthestairswerehandsome.Butonemustnotexpecteverything;thoughIsupposeitwouldbenodifficultmattertowidenthem.IshallseehowmuchIambefore-handwiththeworldinthespring,andwewillplanourimprovementsaccordingly."

           Inthemeantime,tillallthesealterationscouldbemadefromthesavingsofanincomeoffivehundreda-yearbyawomanwhoneversavedinherlife,theywerewiseenoughtobecontentedwiththehouseasitwas;andeachofthemwasbusyinarrangingtheirparticularconcerns,andendeavoring,byplacingaroundthembooksandotherpossessions,toformthemselvesahome.Marianne’spianofortewasunpackedandproperlydisposedof;andElinor’sdrawingswereaffixedtothewallsoftheirsittingroom.

           Insuchemploymentsasthesetheywereinterruptedsoonafterbreakfastthenextdaybytheentranceoftheirlandlord,whocalledtowelcomethemtoBarton,andtoofferthemeveryaccommodationfromhisownhouseandgardeninwhichtheirsmightatpresentbedeficient.SirJohnMiddletonwasagoodlookingmanaboutforty.HehadformerlyvisitedatStanhill,butitwastoolongforhisyoungcousinstorememberhim.

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