• 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (30)

    20-03-16 Catherines disposition was not naturally sedentary, nor had her habits been ever very industrious; but whatever might hitherto have been her defects of that sort, her mother could not but perceive them now to be greatly increased. She could neither...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (29)

    20-03-16 Catherine was too wretched to be fearful. The journey in itself had no terrors for her; and she began it without either dreading its length or feeling its solitariness. Leaning back in one corner of the carriage, in a violent burst of tears, she was...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (28)

    20-03-16 Soon after this, the general found himself obliged to go to London for a week; and he left Northanger earnestly regretting that any necessity should rob him even for an hour of Miss Morlands company, and anxiously recommending the study of her comfo...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (27)

    20-03-16 The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella: Bath, April My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner. I really...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (26)

    20-03-16 From this time, the subject was frequently canvassed by the three young people; and Catherine found, with some surprise, that her two young friends were perfectly agreed in considering Isabellas want of consequence and fortune as likely to throw gre...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (25)

    20-03-16 The visions of romance were over. Catherine was completely awakened. Henrys address, short as it had been, had more thoroughly opened her eyes to the extravagance of her late fancies than all their several disappointments had done. Most grievously w...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (24)

    20-03-16 The next day afforded no opportunity for the proposed examination of the mysterious apartments. It was Sunday, and the whole time between morning and afternoon service was required by the general in exercise abroad or eating cold meat at home; and g...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (23)

    20-03-16 An hour passed away before the general came in, spent, on the part of his young guest, in no very favourable consideration of his character. This lengthened absence, these solitary rambles, did not speak a mind at ease, or a conscience void of repro...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (22)

    20-03-16 The housemaids folding back her window-shutters at eight oclock the next day was the sound which first roused Catherine; and she opened her eyes, wondering that they could ever have been closed, on objects of cheerfulness; her fire was already burni...

  • 诺桑觉寺 NORTHANGER ABBEY CHAPTER (21)

    20-03-16 A moments glance was enough to satisfy Catherine that her apartment was very unlike the one which Henry had endeavoured to alarm her by the description of. It was by no means unreasonably large, and contained neither tapestry nor velvet. The walls w...