J'aime

ß ëþáëþ Àíãëèþ. ß ëþáëþ ýòó çåìëþ, ïîõîæóþ íà ñòàðóþ êíèãó ñ êàðòèíêàìè, êàæäàÿ èç íèõ íè÷åì íå ïîõîæà íà ñîñåäíèå è êàæäàÿ, áóäòî áóìàæíûìè ïîëÿìè, âçÿòà â ðàìêó æèâûõ èçãîðîäåé, õîëìîâ è ÷àñòíîé ñîáñòâåííîñòè. Ëþáëþ àíãëèéñêèå äîðîãè, ïðîëîæåííûå òîãäà, êîãäà ëþäè åù¸ íå çàáûëè ïîñëåäîâàòåëüíîñòü ñòðàíèö â ýòîé êíèãå, è îòòîãî âñå ïóòè òóò ñàìè âåäóò òåáÿ îò èñòîðèè ê èñòîðèè, à âñå èñòîðèè - îò ãîðîäà ê ãîðîäó. Ëþáëþ ïåéçàæè êàê â àíãëèéñêîì ñàäó, èíîãäà òàêèå èñêóññòâåííûå, ÷òî êàæóòñÿ äèêèìè, à èíîãäà, íàîáîðîò, òàêèå äèêèå, ÷òî êàæóòñÿ âîîáðàæàåìûìè. ß ëþáëþ àíãëè÷àí, íåñ÷àñòíûõ âîñòðîíîñûõ èíòðîâåðòîâ, åâðååâ Àòëàíòèäû, çàñòåí÷èâûõ èìïåðèàëèñòîâ, Íàðöèññîâ, áåçîòâåòíî âëþáèâøèõñÿ â ñâî¸ êîëîíèàëüíîå îòðàæåíèå è çàáûâøèõ ïîñòðîèòü Ðèì-íà-Òåìçå. ß ëþáëþ èíòåëëåêòóàëüíûõ ñòàðóøåê ñ ñóìî÷êàìè-êîìîäàìè, óëûá÷èâûõ áëîíäèíîâ â ñèíèõ êîñòþìàõ â òîíêóþ ïîëîñêó, ïüþùèõ âå÷åðîì â ïÿòíèöó ïèâî â ïàáàõ (ãàëñòóê ôëîòñêèì ôëàæêîì îáðàçîâàòåëüíîãî öåíçà âûñîâûâàåòñÿ èç êàðìàíà), ïðîâèíöèàëîâ, îòîðîïåëî ãëàçåþùèõ íà ïëàí Ñåâåðíîé ëèíèè, íåêðàñèâûõ æåíùèí, ñ÷àñòëèâûõ íà ðàáîòå, âåæëèâûõ èíäóñîâ, ÷èòàþùèõ â ìåòðî Ãåíðè Äæåéìñà, âñåõ îñòàëüíûõ, ÷èòàþùèõ Ãàððè Ïîòòåðà, ñàìîãî Ïîòòåðà, êîòîðîãî âñòðå÷àþ êàæäûé äåíü íà ïëàòôîðìå, ìû îáà åçäèì â ïîñëåäíåì âàãîíå, îí ñõîäèò íà Ôàððèíãäîíå, ÿ - íà Áàðáàêàíå, íåãðîâ, ïîõîæèõ ïîâàäêîé íà ìîëîäûõ ëüâÿò, äåâóøåê ñ äîáðûìè ãëàçàìè, äåâóøåê ñî çëûìè, ëûñåþùèõ ìóæèêîâ ñ òùàòåëüíî ïîñòàâëåííûìè ãåëåì ï¸ðûøêàìè âîëîñ íà ìàêóøêå, áëàãîîáðàçíûõ ñòàðèêîâ, êîòîðûå íèêîãäà íå ñèäÿò â ìåòðî, åñëè ïîáëèçîñòè ñòîèò äàìà, è äàì, èõ æ¸í, êîòîðûå íå ñàäÿòñÿ â ìåòðî íèêîãäà.
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Jane Austen

To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of twenty-six and eighteen is to do pretty well; and professing myself, that the General's unjust interference, so far from being really injurious to their felicity, was perhaps rather conductive to it, by improving their knowledge of each other, and adding strength to their attachment, I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny or reward filial disobedience.
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Îáðåñòè ñîâåðøåííîå ñ÷àñòüå ñîîòâåòñòâåííî äâàäöàòè øåñòè è âîñåìíàäöàòè ëåò îò ðîäó - çàâèäíîå íà÷àëî æèçíåííîãî ïóòè; à ïîñêîëüêó ÿ ñîâåðøåííî óâåðåíà, ÷òî íåïðàâåäíîå âìåøàòåëüñòâî ãåíåðàëà Òèëíè, âìåñòî òîãî, ÷òîáû ïîìåøàòü èõ èäèëëèè, íà äåëå ñêîðåå åé ñïîñîáñòâîâàëî, ïîëíåå ðàñêðûâ èì äðóã äðóãà è ïðèäàâ ñèëû èõ âçàèìíîé ïðèâÿçàííîñòè, ÿ îñòàâëÿþ òåì, êîãî ýòî áåñïîêîèò, ñàìèì ðàññóäèòü, áûëî ëè öåëüþ ýòîé ïîâåñòè ïîêàçàòü æåëàòåëüíîñòü ðîäèòåëüñêîãî ñàìîâëàñòèÿ èëè æå âûãîäû ñûíîâíåãî íåïîâèíîâåíèÿ.
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