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Chapter 10

           

           FortoDorothea,afterthattoy-boxhistoryoftheworldadaptedtoyoungladieswhichhadmadethechiefpartofhereducation,Mr.Casaubon’stalkabouthisgreatbookwasfullofnewvistas;andthissenseofrevelation,thissurpriseofanearerintroductiontoStoicsandAlexandrians,aspeoplewhohadideasnottotallyunlikeherown,keptinabeyanceforthetimeherusualeagernessforabindingtheorywhichcouldbringherownlifeanddoctrineintostrictconnectionwiththatamazingpast,andgivetheremotestsourcesofknowledgesomebearingonheractions.ThatmorecompleteteachingwouldcomeMr.Casaubonwouldtellherallthat:shewaslookingforwardtohigherinitiationinideas,asshewaslookingforwardtomarriage,andblendingherdimconceptionsofboth.ItwouldbeagreatmistaketosupposethatDorotheawouldhavecaredaboutanyshareinMr.Casaubon’slearningasmereaccomplishment;forthoughopinionintheneighborhoodofFreshittandTiptonhadpronouncedherclever,thatepithetwouldnothavedescribedhertocirclesinwhosemoreprecisevocabularyclevernessimpliesmereaptitudeforknowinganddoing,apartfromcharacter.Allhereagernessforacquirementlaywithinthatfullcurrentofsympatheticmotiveinwhichherideasandimpulseswerehabituallysweptalong.

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