Мидлмарч

Chapter 80

           

           "Isitagreattreasure,aunt?"saidMr.Farebrother,puttinguphisglassesandlookingatthecarpet.

           "Mr.Ladislawgaveitme,"saidMissNoble."AGermanboxverypretty,butifitfallsitalwaysspinsawayasfarasitcan."

           "Oh,ifitisLadislaw’spresent,"saidMr.Farebrother,inadeeptoneofcomprehension,gettingupandhunting.Theboxwasfoundatlastunderachiffonier,andMissNoblegraspeditwithdelight,saying,"itwasunderafenderthelasttime."

           "Thatisanaffairoftheheartwithmyaunt,"saidMr.Farebrother,smilingatDorothea,ashereseatedhimself.

           "IfHenriettaNobleformsanattachmenttoanyone,Mrs.Casaubon,"saidhismother,emphatically"sheislikeadogshewouldtaketheirshoesforapillowandsleepthebetter."

           "Mr.Ladislaw’sshoes,Iwould,"saidHenriettaNoble.

           Dorotheamadeanattemptatsmilinginreturn.Shewassurprisedandannoyedtofindthatherheartwaspalpitatingviolently,andthatitwasquiteuselesstotryafterarecoveryofherformeranimation.Alarmedatherselffearingsomefurtherbetrayalofachangesomarkedinitsoccasion,sheroseandsaidinalowvoicewithundisguisedanxiety,"Imustgo;Ihaveovertiredmyself."

           Mr.Farebrother,quickinperception,roseandsaid,"Itistrue;youmusthavehalf-exhaustedyourselfintalkingaboutLydgate.

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