Мидлмарч

Chapter 70

           AtadistanceandamongpeoplewhowerestrangerstoBulstrode,whatsatisfactioncouldtherebetoRaffles’stormenting,self-magnifyingveinintellingoldscandalousstoriesaboutaMiddlemarchbanker?Andwhatharmifhedidtalk?Thechiefpointnowwastokeepwatchoverhimaslongastherewasanydangerofthatintelligibleraving,thatunaccountableimpulsetotell,whichseemedtohaveactedtowardsCalebGarth;andBulstrodefeltmuchanxietylestsomesuchimpulseshouldcomeoverhimatthesightofLydgate.Hesatupalonewithhimthroughthenight,onlyorderingthehousekeepertoliedowninherclothes,soastobereadywhenhecalledher,alleginghisownindispositiontosleep,andhisanxietytocarryoutthedoctor’sorders.Hedidcarrythemoutfaithfully,althoughRaffleswasincessantlyaskingforbrandy,anddeclaringthathewassinkingawaythattheearthwassinkingawayfromunderhim.Hewasrestlessandsleepless,butstillquailingandmanageable.OntheofferofthefoodorderedbyLydgate,whichherefused,andthedenialofotherthingswhichhedemanded,heseemedtoconcentrateallhisterroronBulstrode,imploringlydeprecatinghisanger,hisrevengeonhimbystarvation,anddeclaringwithstrongoathsthathehadnevertoldanymortalawordagainsthim.

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