Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter X

           

           Mariannebegannowtoperceivethatthedesperationwhichhadseizedheratsixteenandahalf,ofeverseeingamanwhocouldsatisfyherideasofperfection,hadbeenrashandunjustifiable.Willoughbywasallthatherfancyhaddelineatedinthatunhappyhourandineverybrighterperiod,ascapableofattachingher;andhisbehaviourdeclaredhiswishestobeinthatrespectasearnest,ashisabilitieswerestrong.

           Hermothertoo,inwhosemindnotonespeculativethoughtoftheirmarriagehadbeenraised,byhisprospectofriches,wasledbeforetheendofaweektohopeandexpectit;andsecretlytocongratulateherselfonhavinggainedtwosuchsons-in-lawasEdwardandWilloughby.

           ColonelBrandon’spartialityforMarianne,whichhadsoearlybeendiscoveredbyhisfriends,nowfirstbecameperceptibletoElinor,whenitceasedtobenoticedbythem.Theirattentionandwitweredrawnofftohismorefortunaterival;andtheraillerywhichtheotherhadincurredbeforeanypartialityarose,wasremovedwhenhisfeelingsbeganreallytocallfortheridiculesojustlyannexedtosensibility.Elinorwasobliged,thoughunwillingly,tobelievethatthesentimentswhichMrs.Jenningshadassignedhimforherownsatisfaction,werenowactuallyexcitedbyhersister;andthathoweverageneralresemblanceofdispositionbetweenthepartiesmightforwardtheaffectionofMr.Willoughby,anequallystrikingoppositionofcharacterwasnohindrancetotheregardofColonelBrandon.

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