Мидлмарч

Chapter 70

           Youhadheardthattherewasanexecutioninthehouse?"

           "Yes;isittrue?"

           "Itwastrue,"saidLydgate,withanairoffreedom,asifhedidnotmindtalkingabouttheaffairnow."Butthedangerisover;thedebtispaid.Iamoutofmydifficultiesnow:Ishallbefreedfromdebts,andable,Ihope,tostartafreshonabetterplan."

           "Iamverythankfultohearit,"saidtheVicar,fallingbackinhischair,andspeakingwiththatlow-tonedquicknesswhichoftenfollowstheremovalofaload."Ilikethatbetterthanallthenewsinthe‘Times.’IconfessIcametoyouwithaheavyheart."

           "Thankyouforcoming,"saidLydgate,cordially."IcanenjoythekindnessallthemorebecauseIamhappier.Ihavecertainlybeenagooddealcrushed.I’mafraidIshallfindthebruisesstillpainfulby-andby,"headded,smilingrathersadly;"butjustnowIcanonlyfeelthatthetorture-screwisoff."

           Mr.Farebrotherwassilentforamoment,andthensaidearnestly,"Mydearfellow,letmeaskyouonequestion.ForgivemeifItakealiberty."

           "Idon’tbelieveyouwillaskanythingthatoughttooffendme."

           "Thenthisisnecessarytosetmyheartquiteatrestyouhavenothaveyou?inordertopayyourdebts,incurredanotherdebtwhichmayharassyouworsehereafter?"

           "No,"saidLydgate,coloringslightly.

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