Мидлмарч

Chapter 80

           AlltheactivethoughtwithwhichshehadbeforebeenrepresentingtoherselfthetrialsofLydgate’slot,andthisyoungmarriageunionwhich,likeherown,seemedtohaveitshiddenaswellasevidenttroubles—allthisvividsympatheticexperiencereturnedtohernowasapower:itasserteditselfasacquiredknowledgeassertsitselfandwillnotletusseeaswesawinthedayofourignorance.Shesaidtoherownirremediablegrief,thatitshouldmakehermorehelpful,insteadofdrivingherbackfromeffort.

           Andwhatsortofcrisismightnotthisbeinthreeliveswhosecontactwithherslaidanobligationonherasiftheyhadbeensuppliantsbearingthesacredbranch?Theobjectsofherrescuewerenottobesoughtoutbyherfancy:theywerechosenforher.SheyearnedtowardstheperfectRight,thatitmightmakeathronewithinher,andrulehererrantwill."WhatshouldIdo—howshouldIactnow,thisveryday,ifIcouldclutchmyownpain,andcompelittosilence,andthinkofthosethree?"

           Ithadtakenlongforhertocometothatquestion,andtherewaslightpiercingintotheroom.Sheopenedhercurtains,andlookedouttowardsthebitofroadthatlayinview,withfieldsbeyondoutsidetheentrance-gates.Ontheroadtherewasamanwithabundleonhisbackandawomancarryingherbaby;inthefieldshecouldseefiguresmoving—perhapstheshepherdwithhisdog.

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