Мидлмарч

Chapter 64

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           "Ihavealwaysthoughtherveryagreeable,"saidRosamond.

           "IlookuponitasarewardforNed,whoneverheldhisheadtoohigh,thatheshouldhavegotintotheverybestconnection,"continuedMrs.Plymdale,hernativesharpnesssoftenedbyafervidsensethatshewastakingacorrectview."AndsuchparticularpeopleastheTollersare,theymighthaveobjectedbecausesomeofourfriendsarenottheirs.ItiswellknownthatyourauntBulstrodeandIhavebeenintimatefromouryouth,andMr.PlymdalehasbeenalwaysonMr.Bulstrode’sside.AndImyselfpreferseriousopinions.ButtheTollershavewelcomedNedallthesame."

           "Iamsureheisaverydeserving,well-principledyoungman,"saidRosamond,withaneatairofpatronageinreturnforMrs.Plymdale’swholesomecorrections.

           "Oh,hehasnotthestyleofacaptaininthearmy,orthatsortofcarriageasifeverybodywasbeneathhim,orthatshowykindoftalking,andsinging,andintellectualtalent.ButIamthankfulhehasnot.ItisapoorpreparationbothforhereandHereafter."

           "Ohdear,yes;appearanceshaveverylittletodowithhappiness,"saidRosamond."Ithinkthereiseveryprospectoftheirbeingahappycouple.Whathousewilltheytake?"

           "Oh,asforthat,theymustputupwithwhattheycanget.TheyhavebeenlookingatthehouseinSt.Peter’sPlace,nexttoMr.Hackbutt’s;itbelongstohim,andheisputtingitnicelyinrepair.

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