Мидлмарч

Chapter 67

           Lydgate,abouttherelaxationofmymentallabor,Ihaveforsometimebeenentertainingapurposetothateffectapurposeofaverydecidedcharacter.Icontemplateatleastatemporarywithdrawalfromthemanagementofmuchbusiness,whetherbenevolentorcommercial.AlsoIthinkofchangingmyresidenceforatime:probablyIshallcloseorlet‘TheShrubs,’andtakesomeplacenearthecoastunderadviceofcourseastosalubrity.Thatwouldbeameasurewhichyouwouldrecommend?"

           "Ohyes,"saidLydgate,fallingbackwardinhischair,withill-repressedimpatienceunderthebanker’spaleearnesteyesandintensepreoccupationwithhimself.

           "IhaveforsometimefeltthatIshouldopenthissubjectwithyouinrelationtoourHospital,"continuedBulstrode."UnderthecircumstancesIhaveindicated,ofcourseImustceasetohaveanypersonalshareinthemanagement,anditiscontrarytomyviewsofresponsibilitytocontinuealargeapplicationofmeanstoaninstitutionwhichIcannotwatchoverandtosomeextentregulate.Ishalltherefore,incaseofmyultimatedecisiontoleaveMiddlemarch,considerthatIwithdrawothersupporttotheNewHospitalthanthatwhichwillsubsistinthefactthatIchieflysuppliedtheexpensesofbuildingit,andhavecontributedfurtherlargesumstoitssuccessfulworking."

           Lydgate’sthought,whenBulstrodepausedaccordingtohiswont,was,"Hehasperhapsbeenlosingagooddealofmoney.

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