Мидлмарч

Chapter 64

           Willyouobligeme?"

           "CertainlyIwill,Mrs.Lydgate,certainly.Confidenceissacredwithmeonbusinessoranyothertopic.Iamthentoconsiderthecommissionwithdrawn?"saidMr.Trumbull,adjustingthelongendsofhisbluecravatwithbothhands,andlookingatRosamonddeferentially.

           "Yes,ifyouplease.IfindthatMr.NedPlymdalehastakenahousetheoneinSt.Peter’sPlacenexttoMr.Hackbutt’s.Mr.Lydgatewouldbeannoyedthathisordersshouldbefulfilleduselessly.Andbesidesthat,thereareothercircumstanceswhichrendertheproposalunnecessary."

           "Verygood,Mrs.Lydgate,verygood.Iamatyourcommands,wheneveryourequireanyserviceofme,"saidMr.Trumbull,whofeltpleasureinconjecturingthatsomenewresourceshadbeenopened."Relyonme,Ibeg.Theaffairshallgonofurther."

           ThateveningLydgatewasalittlecomfortedbyobservingthatRosamondwasmorelivelythanshehadusuallybeenoflate,andevenseemedinterestedindoingwhatwouldpleasehimwithoutbeingasked.Hethought,"IfshewillbehappyandIcanrubthrough,whatdoesitallsignify?Itisonlyanarrowswampthatwehavetopassinalongjourney.IfIcangetmymindclearagain,Ishalldo."

           Hewassomuchcheeredthathebegantosearchforanaccountofexperimentswhichhehadlongagomeanttolookup,andhadneglectedoutofthatcreepingself-despairwhichcomesinthetrainofpettyanxieties.

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