Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter X

           Butwhenthispassedaway,whenherspiritsbecamecollected,whenshesawthattotheperfectgood-breedingofthegentleman,heunitedfranknessandvivacity,andaboveall,whensheheardhimdeclare,thatofmusicanddancinghewaspassionatelyfond,shegavehimsuchalookofapprobationassecuredthelargestshareofhisdiscoursetoherselffortherestofhisstay.

           Itwasonlynecessarytomentionanyfavouriteamusementtoengagehertotalk.Shecouldnotbesilentwhensuchpointswereintroduced,andshehadneithershynessnorreserveintheirdiscussion.Theyspeedilydiscoveredthattheirenjoymentofdancingandmusicwasmutual,andthatitarosefromageneralconformityofjudgmentinallthatrelatedtoeither.Encouragedbythistoafurtherexaminationofhisopinions,sheproceededtoquestionhimonthesubjectofbooks;herfavouriteauthorswerebroughtforwardanddweltuponwithsorapturousadelight,thatanyyoungmanoffiveandtwentymusthavebeeninsensibleindeed,nottobecomeanimmediateconverttotheexcellenceofsuchworks,howeverdisregardedbefore.Theirtastewasstrikinglyalike.Thesamebooks,thesamepassageswereidolizedbyeach—orifanydifferenceappeared,anyobjectionarose,itlastednolongerthantilltheforceofherargumentsandthebrightnessofhereyescouldbedisplayed.Heacquiescedinallherdecisions,caughtallherenthusiasm;andlongbeforehisvisitconcluded,theyconversedwiththefamiliarityofalong-establishedacquaintance.

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