Мидлмарч

Chapter 76

           Ihavesevenhundreda-yearofmyownfortune,andnineteenhundreda-yearthatMr.Casaubonleftme,andbetweenthreeandfourthousandofreadymoneyinthebank.IwishedtoraisemoneyandpayitoffgraduallyoutofmyincomewhichIdon’twant,tobuylandwithandfoundavillagewhichshouldbeaschoolofindustry;butSirJamesandmyunclehaveconvincedmethattheriskwouldbetoogreat.SoyouseethatwhatIshouldmostrejoiceatwouldbetohavesomethinggoodtodowithmymoney:Ishouldlikeittomakeotherpeople’slivesbettertothem.Itmakesmeveryuneasycomingalltomewhodon’twantit."

           AsmilebrokethroughthegloomofLydgate’sface.Thechildlikegrave-eyedearnestnesswithwhichDorotheasaidallthiswasirresistibleblentintoanadorablewhalewithherreadyunderstandingofhighexperience.(Oflowerexperiencesuchasplaysagreatpartintheworld,poorMrs.Casaubonhadaveryblurredshortsightedknowledge,littlehelpedbyherimagination.)Butshetookthesmileasencouragementofherplan.

           "Ithinkyouseenowthatyouspoketooscrupulously,"shesaid,inatoneofpersuasion."Thehospitalwouldbeonegood;andmakingyourlifequitewholeandwellagainwouldbeanother."

           Lydgate’ssmilehaddiedaway."Youhavethegoodnessaswellasthemoneytodoallthat;ifitcouldbedone,"hesaid."But—"

           Hehesitatedalittlewhile,lookingvaguelytowardsthewindow;andshesatinsilentexpectation.

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