第85节
<TD></TD></TABLE>
hhonourtoldhibr >
shehad,andbegantodespairof
findinganyansofdeliveringit
thegakeeperretuedhastilyandjoyfullytojones,who,having
rehiinstantlyhdrew,andeagerly
breakingitopen,readasfollows:
sir,
itisiossibletoexpressihavefeltsinceisawyouyour
subtting,onafather,
laysunderanobligationishalleverownasyouknowhis
teer,ibegyouysake,avoidhiiwishihadany
forttosendyou;butbelievethis,thatnothingbutthelast
violenceshallevergivehandorheartwhereyouwouldbesorry
toseetheestowed
jonesreadthisletterahundredtisover,andkisseditahundred
tisasoftenhispassionnoalltenderdesiresbackinto
hisndherepentedthathehadannerwehave
seenabove;butherepentedrethathehaddeuseofthe
intervalofhisssengersabsencetoeanddispatchaletter
toallisedandbound
hielftoquitallthoughtsofhislovehoool
reflectionsretued,heplainlyperceivedthathiscaseher
ndednoralteredbysophiasbillet,unlesstogivehio
littlegliseofhope,froestanefavourable
aedhisresolution,andtaking
leaveofblackgeorge,setforilesdistant,
rallhy,unlesshepleasedtorevoke
hissenten
chapter13
thebehaviourofsophiaonthepresentoccasion;hnoneofher
sexe,ennerand
thediscussionofaknottypointintheurtofnscience
sophiahadpassedthelasttyfourhoursinnoverydesirable
nnerduringalargepartofthehehadbeenentertainedbyher
auntndingtohertheexaleofthe
politehegoodladysaidisatpresent
entirelylaughedat,andennsidertriny,asndo
offieansofkingtheirfortunes,
andofadvancingtheelvesinthentingonh
textsehaddisplayedhereloquenceduringseveralhours
thesesagaciouslectures,thoughlittlesuitedeithertothetaste
orinclinationofsophia,etoherthan
heroedtheentertainntofthenight,during
hsheneveronceclosedhereyes
butthoughsheuldneithersleepnorrestinherbed,yet,
havingnoavoit,sheherebyherfatherat
hisretufrollhys,tillpasttenoclockin
theingheent,openedthedoor,
andseeingshe
resolvedtokeepyouso”hethenlockedthedoor,anddeliveredthe
keytohonour,havingfirstgivenherthestrictestcharge,hgreat
prosesofreostdreadfulnacesof
punishntincaseshouldbetrayhertrust
honoursordersistresstoeoutof
herrooelf,andtoadt
nooherbuthindheraunt;butsheoattendher
heversophiapleased,exceptonlypen,ink,andpaper,of
heuse
thesquireorderedhisdaughtertodressherselfandattendhit
dinner;e,wasagain
nductedtoherprison
intheeveningthegaolerhonourbroughthertheletterhshe
reekeepersophiareaditveryattentivelyteor
thriceover,andthenthrehebed,andburstintoa
floodoftearsshonourexpressedgreatastonishntatthis
behaviourinherstress;noruldsheforbearveryeagerly
beggingtoknoadeheoanswer
forsoti,andthen,startingsuddenlyup,caughtheridby
thehand,andundone””rryforbid,”cries
honour:”iheletterhadbeenbutbeforeihadbroughtitto
yourlashipiureithoughtitfortedyourlaship,
oriatthedevilbeforeiouched
it””honour,”sayssophia,”youareagoodgirl,anditisvainto
attetnyyou;ihavethrownaway
heartonane””andisjones,”
ansaid,”suchaperfidyn””hehathtakenhisleaveof
,”sayssophia,”foreverinthatletteay,hehathdesiredto
forgethiuldhehavedesiredthatifhehadloveduldhe
haveboesuchathoughtuldhehavetensuchaword””no,
anin
englandetoforgethiidtakehithisword
rry,eupiaureyourlashiphathdonehioochhonour
evertothinkonhiayoungladyaytakeherchoiceofall
theyoungnintheuntryandtobesure,ifiybeso
presutuousastoofferpooropinion,thereisyoungblifil,
eofhonestparents,andhe
greatestsquiresallhereabouts,heistobesure,inpooropinion,
arehandsorandarepolitebyhalf;andbesides,heis
ayounggentlenofasobercharacter,andaydefyanyofthe
neighbourstosayblackishiseye;hefolloytrollops,
nor,indeedi
thankheaveniselfaotsochatlastprayersastosuffer
anyntobidforgethihebesthethatwearsahead
e,i
panyafterhereheryoung
ninthekingdoandasiobesure,thereis
youngblifil””nanothisdetestedna,”criessophia”nay,
a”sayshonour,”ifyourlashipdothnotlikehitherebere
jollyhandsoyoungnthatyourlaship,iftheyhad
buttheleastenuragentidontbelievethereisarrowyoung
gentleninthisunty,orinthenexttoit,thatifyourlaship
indtohieaboutto
kehisoffersdirectly””e,”cries
sophia,”byaffrontingearshsuchstuffialldetestall
nkind””nay,tobesure,a”answeredhonour,”yourla
... </P></TD>
hhonourtoldhibr >
shehad,andbegantodespairof
findinganyansofdeliveringit
thegakeeperretuedhastilyandjoyfullytojones,who,having
rehiinstantlyhdrew,andeagerly
breakingitopen,readasfollows:
sir,
itisiossibletoexpressihavefeltsinceisawyouyour
subtting,onafather,
laysunderanobligationishalleverownasyouknowhis
teer,ibegyouysake,avoidhiiwishihadany
forttosendyou;butbelievethis,thatnothingbutthelast
violenceshallevergivehandorheartwhereyouwouldbesorry
toseetheestowed
jonesreadthisletterahundredtisover,andkisseditahundred
tisasoftenhispassionnoalltenderdesiresbackinto
hisndherepentedthathehadannerwehave
seenabove;butherepentedrethathehaddeuseofthe
intervalofhisssengersabsencetoeanddispatchaletter
toallisedandbound
hielftoquitallthoughtsofhislovehoool
reflectionsretued,heplainlyperceivedthathiscaseher
ndednoralteredbysophiasbillet,unlesstogivehio
littlegliseofhope,froestanefavourable
aedhisresolution,andtaking
leaveofblackgeorge,setforilesdistant,
rallhy,unlesshepleasedtorevoke
hissenten
chapter13
thebehaviourofsophiaonthepresentoccasion;hnoneofher
sexe,ennerand
thediscussionofaknottypointintheurtofnscience
sophiahadpassedthelasttyfourhoursinnoverydesirable
nnerduringalargepartofthehehadbeenentertainedbyher
auntndingtohertheexaleofthe
politehegoodladysaidisatpresent
entirelylaughedat,andennsidertriny,asndo
offieansofkingtheirfortunes,
andofadvancingtheelvesinthentingonh
textsehaddisplayedhereloquenceduringseveralhours
thesesagaciouslectures,thoughlittlesuitedeithertothetaste
orinclinationofsophia,etoherthan
heroedtheentertainntofthenight,during
hsheneveronceclosedhereyes
butthoughsheuldneithersleepnorrestinherbed,yet,
havingnoavoit,sheherebyherfatherat
hisretufrollhys,tillpasttenoclockin
theingheent,openedthedoor,
andseeingshe
resolvedtokeepyouso”hethenlockedthedoor,anddeliveredthe
keytohonour,havingfirstgivenherthestrictestcharge,hgreat
prosesofreostdreadfulnacesof
punishntincaseshouldbetrayhertrust
honoursordersistresstoeoutof
herrooelf,andtoadt
nooherbuthindheraunt;butsheoattendher
heversophiapleased,exceptonlypen,ink,andpaper,of
heuse
thesquireorderedhisdaughtertodressherselfandattendhit
dinner;e,wasagain
nductedtoherprison
intheeveningthegaolerhonourbroughthertheletterhshe
reekeepersophiareaditveryattentivelyteor
thriceover,andthenthrehebed,andburstintoa
floodoftearsshonourexpressedgreatastonishntatthis
behaviourinherstress;noruldsheforbearveryeagerly
beggingtoknoadeheoanswer
forsoti,andthen,startingsuddenlyup,caughtheridby
thehand,andundone””rryforbid,”cries
honour:”iheletterhadbeenbutbeforeihadbroughtitto
yourlashipiureithoughtitfortedyourlaship,
oriatthedevilbeforeiouched
it””honour,”sayssophia,”youareagoodgirl,anditisvainto
attetnyyou;ihavethrownaway
heartonane””andisjones,”
ansaid,”suchaperfidyn””hehathtakenhisleaveof
,”sayssophia,”foreverinthatletteay,hehathdesiredto
forgethiuldhehavedesiredthatifhehadloveduldhe
haveboesuchathoughtuldhehavetensuchaword””no,
anin
englandetoforgethiidtakehithisword
rry,eupiaureyourlashiphathdonehioochhonour
evertothinkonhiayoungladyaytakeherchoiceofall
theyoungnintheuntryandtobesure,ifiybeso
presutuousastoofferpooropinion,thereisyoungblifil,
eofhonestparents,andhe
greatestsquiresallhereabouts,heistobesure,inpooropinion,
arehandsorandarepolitebyhalf;andbesides,heis
ayounggentlenofasobercharacter,andaydefyanyofthe
neighbourstosayblackishiseye;hefolloytrollops,
nor,indeedi
thankheaveniselfaotsochatlastprayersastosuffer
anyntobidforgethihebesthethatwearsahead
e,i
panyafterhereheryoung
ninthekingdoandasiobesure,thereis
youngblifil””nanothisdetestedna,”criessophia”nay,
a”sayshonour,”ifyourlashipdothnotlikehitherebere
jollyhandsoyoungnthatyourlaship,iftheyhad
buttheleastenuragentidontbelievethereisarrowyoung
gentleninthisunty,orinthenexttoit,thatifyourlaship
indtohieaboutto
kehisoffersdirectly””e,”cries
sophia,”byaffrontingearshsuchstuffialldetestall
nkind””nay,tobesure,a”answeredhonour,”yourla
... </P></TD>