Мидлмарч

Chapter 82

           TheRubicon,weknow,wasaveryinsignificantstreamtolookat;itssignificancelayentirelyincertaininvisibleconditions.Willfeltasifhewereforcedtocrosshissmallboundaryditch,andwhathesawbeyonditwasnotempire,butdiscontentedsubjection.

           Butitisgiventoussometimeseveninourevery-daylifetowitnessthesavinginfluenceofanoblenature,thedivineefficacyofrescuethatmaylieinaself-subduingactoffellowship.IfDorothea,afterhernight’sanguish,hadnottakenthatwalktoRosamondwhy,sheperhapswouldhavebeenawomanwhogainedahighercharacterfordiscretion,butitwouldcertainlynothavebeenaswellforthosethreewhowereononehearthinLydgate’shouseathalf-pastseventhatevening.

           RosamondhadbeenpreparedforWill’svisit,andshereceivedhimwithalanguidcoldnesswhichLydgateaccountedforbyhernervousexhaustion,ofwhichhecouldnotsupposethatithadanyrelationtoWill.Andwhenshesatinsilencebendingoverabitofwork,heinnocentlyapologizedforherinanindirectwaybybegginghertoleanbackwardandrest.WillwasmiserableinthenecessityforplayingthepartofafriendwhowasmakinghisfirstappearanceandgreetingtoRosamond,whilehisthoughtswerebusyaboutherfeelingsincethatsceneofyesterday,whichseemedstillinexorablytoenclosethemboth,likethepainfulvisionofadoublemadness.

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