Мидлмарч

Chapter 68

           Bulstrodewithprecautionaryinformationforhisdaughtersandservants,andaccountingforhisallowingnoonebuthimselftoentertheroomevenwithfoodanddrink.ButhesatinanagonyoffearlestRafflesshouldbeoverheardinhisloudandplainreferencestopastfactslestMrs.Bulstrodeshouldbeeventemptedtolistenatthedoor.Howcouldhehinderher,howbetrayhisterrorbyopeningthedoortodetecther?Shewasawomanofhonestdirecthabits,andlittlelikelytotakesolowacourseinordertoarriveatpainfulknowledge;butfearwasstrongerthanthecalculationofprobabilities.

           InthiswayRaffleshadpushedthetorturetoofar,andproducedaneffectwhichhadnotbeeninhisplan.ByshowinghimselfhopelesslyunmanageablehehadmadeBulstrodefeelthatastrongdefiancewastheonlyresourceleft.AftertakingRafflestobedthatnightthebankerorderedhisclosedcarriagetobereadyathalf-pastseventhenextmorning.Atsixo’clockhehadalreadybeenlongdressed,andhadspentsomeofhiswretchednessinprayer,pleadinghismotivesforavertingtheworstevilifinanythinghehadusedfalsityandspokenwhatwasnottruebeforeGod.ForBulstrodeshrankfromadirectliewithanintensitydisproportionatetothenumberofhismoreindirectmisdeeds.Butmanyofthesemisdeedswerelikethesubtlemuscularmovementswhicharenottakenaccountofintheconsciousness,thoughtheybringabouttheendthatwefixourmindonanddesire.

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