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"Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452" by Various is a periodical publication likely created in the mid-19th century. This journal presents a blend of narratives, including fictional accounts and articles relevant to society at that time, offering insights into Victorian life, culture, and socio-political dynamics. One notable story within this issue introduces Frances Seymour, an orphaned heiress who faces the complexities of love and societal expectations as she prepares to enter high society. At the start of the journal, readers are introduced to Frances Seymour, who has just reached the age of seventeen and is about to make her debut into fashionable society. Having lost her parents, she lives with her aunt, Mrs. Wentworth, who reveals an arranged marriage plan set by Frances's late father, regarding Major Elliott, a young officer. However, Frances balks at this notion, determined to find her own path in love. As the season progresses, she garners much attention and admiration, rejecting multiple suitors, including the superficial Lieutenant Vincent Dunbar, while simultaneously wrestling with the idea of Major Elliott lurking in the background. This opening sets the stage for a narrative steeped in the themes of romance, social duty, and personal autonomy.
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Frances said she should like it very much; the scheme would afford them a great deal of amusement, and any expedient was preferable to going back to Dunbar House.
Frances sagte, dass sie es sehr gerne tun würde; das Schema würde ihnen viel Amüsement bieten, und jedes Mittel war dem Zurückgehen nach Dunbar House vorzuziehen.
Neither, as regarded themselves, was it at all difficult of execution, since they always addressed her as Fanny or Frances;
Weder, was sie selbst betraf, war es in der Ausführung schwierig, da sie sie immer als Fanny oder Frances ansprachen; die
the danger was with the servants, who, however cautioned to call the visitor by no other name than Miss Fanny, might inadvertently betray the secret.
Gefahr lag bei den Dienern, die, obwohl sie gewarnt wurden, den Besucher mit keinem anderen Namen als Miss Fanny anzureden, das Geheimnis unbeabsichtigt verraten könnten.
Still, if they did, a few blushes and a hearty laugh were likely to be the only consequences of the disclosure; so the little plot was duly framed, and successfully executed;
Dennoch, wenn sie es taten, waren ein paar Erröten und ein herzliches Lachen wahrscheinlich die einzigen Folgen der Enthüllung; so wurde das kleine Komplott ordnungsgemäß ausgeheckt und erfolgreich ausgeführt;
Major Elliott not entertaining the most remote suspicion that this beautiful, fascinating Fanny Gaskoin was his own fiancée.
Major Elliott hegte nicht die entfernteste Vermutung, dass diese schöne, faszinierende Fanny Gaskoin seine eigene fiancée war.
Whether they might have fallen in love with each other had they met under more prosaic circumstances, there is no saying.
Ob sie sich ineinander verliebt hätten, wenn sie unter prosaischeren Umständen aufeinandergetroffen wären, lässt sich nicht sagen.
As it was, they did so almost at first sight.
Wie es war, taten sie es fast auf den ersten Blick.
It is needless to say, that Major Elliott extended his visit beyond the day or two he had engaged for;
Es ist unnötig zu sagen, dass Major Elliott seinen Besuch über den einen oder zwei Tage hinaus verlängerte, für die er sich verpflichtet hatte;
and when Mr and Mrs Gaskoin saw how matters were going, they recommended an immediate avowal of the little deception that had been practised, lest some ill-timed visitor should inopportunely let out the secret,
und als Mr. und Mrs. Gaskoin sahen, wie die Dinge liefen, empfahlen sie eine sofortige Bekennung der kleinen Täuschung, die praktiziert worden war, damit kein unpassender Besucher das Geheimnis unangebracht herausplauderte,
which had already been endangered more than once by the forgetfulness of the servants: but Frances wished to prolong their diversion till she should find some happy moment for the dénouement; added to which,
das bereits mehr als einmal durch die Vergesslichkeit der Diener gefährdet worden war: aber Frances wünschte, ihre Unterhaltung so lange wie möglich hinauszuzögern, bis sie einen glücklichen Moment für die dénouement finden würde; dazu
she had an extreme curiosity to know how Major Elliott intended to release himself from the engagement formed by Colonel Seymour, in which he had tacitly, if not avowedly, acquiesced.
sie eine extreme Neugierde hatte, zu erfahren, wie Major Elliott beabsichtigte, sich von der Verpflichtung zu lösen, die Colonel Seymour eingegangen war, in der er stillschweigend, wenn auch nicht offen, zugestimmt hatte.
It was certainly very flattering that her charms had proved sufficiently powerful to make him forget it;
Es war sicherlich sehr schmeichelhaft, dass ihre Reize ausreichend mächtig gewesen waren, ihn dies vergessen zu lassen;
but that he should have yielded to the temptation without the slightest appearance of a struggle, did somewhat surprise her, as indeed, from their knowledge of his character, it did Mr and Mrs Gaskoin.
aber dass er der Versuchung nachgegeben hatte, ohne das geringste Anzeichen eines Kampfes, überraschte sie etwas, wie es denn auch Mr. und Mrs. Gaskoin überraschte, aufgrund ihrer Kenntnis seines Charakters.
Not that they would have expected him to adhere to the contract, if doing so proved repugnant either to himself or the young lady;
Nicht, dass sie erwartet hätten, dass er am Vertrag festhalten würde, wenn dies für ihn oder die junge Dame widerwärtig wäre;
but under all the circumstances of the case, they would have thought his conduct less open to exception, if he had deferred entering into any other engagement till he had seen Miss Seymour.
aber unter allen Umständen des Falls hätten sie sein Verhalten weniger ausgenommen gefunden, wenn er den Eintritt in eine andere Verpflichtung verschoben hätte, bis er Miss Seymour gesehen hätte.
It was true, that he had not yet offered his hand to his friend Gaskoin's charming niece; but neither she, nor any one else, entertained a doubt of his intention to do so;
Es war wahr, dass er seiner Freundin Gaskoins charmante Nichte noch nicht die Hand angeboten hatte; aber weder sie noch jemand sonst hegte einen Zweifel an seiner Absicht, dies zu tun;
and Frances never found herself alone with him, that her heart did not beat high with the expectation of what might be coming.
und Frances fand sich nie allein mit ihm, ohne dass ihr Herz hoch schlug vor Erwartung dessen, was kommen könnte.
The progress of love affairs is no measure of time:
Der Fortgang von Liebesverhältnissen ist kein Maßstab für die Zeit:
where the attrait, or magnetic rapport (for perhaps magnetism has something to do with the mystery), is very strong, one couple will make as much way in a fortnight as another will do in a year.
wo der Attrait oder das magnetische Rapport (denn vielleicht hat der Magnetismus etwas mit diesem Geheimnis zu tun) sehr stark ist, wird ein Paar in vierzehn Tagen ebenso weit kommen wie ein anderes in einem Jahr.
In the present instance, Major Elliott's proclivity to fall in love with Frances may have been aided by his persuasion that she was the niece of his friend.
In der vorliegenden Instanz mag Major Elliotts Neigung, sich in Frances zu verlieben, durch seine Überzeugung unterstützt worden sein, dass sie die Nichte seines Freundes sei.
Be that as it may, on the thirteenth day of his visit, Major Elliott invited his host to join him in a walk, in the course of which he avowed his intention of offering his hand to Miss Gaskoin,
Wie dem auch sei, am dreizehnten Tag seines Besuchs lud Major Elliott seinen Gastgeber ein, mit ihm spazieren zu gehen, wobei er seine Absicht offenbarte, Miss Gaskoin die Hand anzubieten,
provided her family were not likely to make any serious objection to the match.
sofern ihre Familie keinen ernsthaften Einwand gegen die Verbindung machen würde.
'My reason for mentioning the subject so early is,' said he, 'that, in the first place, I cannot prolong my visit;
»Mein Grund, das Thema so früh zu erwähnen, ist«, sagte er, »dass ich, erstens, meinen Besuch nicht verlängern kann;
I have already broken two engagements, and now, however unwillingly, I must be off:
ich habe bereits zwei Verpflichtungen gebrochen, und nun muss ich, wenn auch ungern, abreisen:
and, in the second place, I felt myself bound to mention the subject to you before speaking to Miss Gaskoin, because you know how I am situated in regard to money-matters;
und zweitens fühlte ich mich verpflichtet, das Thema mit Ihnen zu besprechen, bevor ich mit Miss Gaskoin spreche, weil Sie wissen, wie ich hinsichtlich der Geldverhältnisse dastehe;
and that I cannot, unfortunately, make such a settlement as may be expected by her friends.'
und dass ich leider keine solche Ausstattung bieten kann, wie ihre Freunde erwarten würden.«
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