Мидлмарч

Chapter 76

           "Hepausedamomentandthen,followingtheimpulsetoletDorotheaseedeeperintothedifficultyofhislife,hesaid,"Thefactis,thistroublehascomeuponherconfusedly.Wehavenotbeenabletospeaktoeachotheraboutit.Iamnotsurewhatisinhermindaboutit:shemayfearthatIhavereallydonesomethingbase.Itismyfault;Ioughttobemoreopen.ButIhavebeensufferingcruelly."

           "MayIgoandseeher?"saidDorothea,eagerly."Wouldsheacceptmysympathy?Iwouldtellherthatyouhavenotbeenblamablebeforeanyone’sjudgmentbutyourown.Iwouldtellherthatyoushallbeclearedineveryfairmind.Iwouldcheerherheart.WillyouaskherifImaygotoseeher?Ididseeheronce."

           "Iamsureyoumay,"saidLydgate,seizingthepropositionwithsomehope."Shewouldfeelhonored—cheered,Ithink,bytheproofthatyouatleasthavesomerespectforme.Iwillnotspeaktoheraboutyourcoming—thatshemaynotconnectitwithmywishesatall.IknowverywellthatIoughtnottohaveleftanythingtobetoldherbyothers,but—"

           Hebrokeoff,andtherewasamoment’ssilence.Dorothearefrainedfromsayingwhatwasinhermind—howwellsheknewthattheremightbeinvisiblebarrierstospeechbetweenhusbandandwife.Thiswasapointonwhichevensympathymightmakeawound.ShereturnedtothemoreoutwardaspectofLydgate’sposition,sayingcheerfully—

           "AndifMrs.

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