Мидлмарч

Chapter 9

           Ofcourse,mynotionsofusefulnessmustbenarrow.Imustlearnnewwaysofhelpingpeople."

           "Doubtless,"saidMr.Casaubon."Eachpositionhasitscorrespondingduties.Yours,Itrust,asthemistressofLowick,willnotleaveanyyearningunfulfilled."

           "Indeed,Ibelievethat,"saidDorothea,earnestly."DonotsupposethatIamsad."

           "Thatiswell.But,ifyouarenottired,wewilltakeanotherwaytothehousethanthatbywhichwecame."

           Dorotheawasnotatalltired,andalittlecircuitwasmadetowardsafineyew-tree,thechiefhereditarygloryofthegroundsonthissideofthehouse.Astheyapproachedit,afigure,conspicuousonadarkbackgroundofevergreens,wasseatedonabench,sketchingtheoldtree.Mr.Brooke,whowaswalkinginfrontwithCelia,turnedhishead,andsaid

           "Whoisthatyoungster,Casaubon?"

           TheyhadcomeverynearwhenMr.Casaubonanswered

           "Thatisayoungrelativeofmine,asecondcousin:thegrandson,infact,"headded,lookingatDorothea,"oftheladywhoseportraityouhavebeennoticing,myauntJulia."

           Theyoungmanhadlaiddownhissketch-bookandrisen.Hisbushylight-browncurls,aswellashisyouthfulness,identifiedhimatoncewithCelia’sapparition.

           "Dorothea,letmeintroducetoyoumycousin,Mr.Ladislaw.Will,thisisMissBrooke.

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