Мидлмарч

Chapter 10

           Brooke’sfailuretoelicitacompanion’sideas,orfromCelia’scriticismofamiddle-agedscholar’spersonalappearance.Iamnotsurethatthegreatestmanofhisage,ifeverthatsolitarysuperlativeexisted,couldescapetheseunfavorablereflectionsofhimselfinvarioussmallmirrors;andevenMilton,lookingforhisportraitinaspoon,mustsubmittohavethefacialangleofabumpkin.Moreover,ifMr.Casaubon,speakingforhimself,hasratherachillingrhetoric,itisnotthereforecertainthatthereisnogoodworkorfinefeelinginhim.Didnotanimmortalphysicistandinterpreterofhieroglyphswritedetestableverses?Hasthetheoryofthesolarsystembeenadvancedbygracefulmannersandconversationaltact?Supposeweturnfromoutsideestimatesofaman,towonder,withkeenerinterest,whatisthereportofhisownconsciousnessabouthisdoingsorcapacity:withwhathindrancesheiscarryingonhisdailylabors;whatfadingofhopes,orwhatdeeperfixityofself-delusiontheyearsaremarkingoffwithinhim;andwithwhatspirithewrestlesagainstuniversalpressure,whichwillonedaybetooheavyforhim,andbringhishearttoitsfinalpause.Doubtlesshislotisimportantinhisowneyes;andthechiefreasonthatwethinkheaskstoolargeaplaceinourconsiderationmustbeourwantofroomforhim,sincewereferhimtotheDivineregardwithperfectconfidence;nay,itisevenheldsublimeforourneighbortoexpecttheutmostthere,howeverlittlehemayhavegotfromus.Mr.

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