Мидлмарч

Chapter 84

           Plentyofbeneficedclergyarepoorerthantheywillbe.HereisElinor,"continuedtheprovokinghusband;"shevexedherfriendsbyme:Ihadhardlyathousanda-yearIwasaloutnobodycouldseeanythinginmemyshoeswerenottherightcutallthemenwonderedhowawomancouldlikeme.Uponmyword,ImusttakeLadislaw’spartuntilIhearmoreharmofhim."

           "Humphrey,thatisallsophistry,andyouknowit,"saidhiswife."Everythingisallonethatisthebeginningandendwithyou.AsifyouhadnotbeenaCadwallader!DoesanyonesupposethatIwouldhavetakensuchamonsterasyoubyanyothername?"

           "Andaclergymantoo,"observedLadyChettamwithapprobation."Elinorcannotbesaidtohavedescendedbelowherrank.ItisdifficulttosaywhatMr.Ladislawis,eh,James?"

           SirJamesgaveasmallgrunt,whichwaslessrespectfulthanhisusualmodeofansweringhismother.Celialookedupathimlikeathoughtfulkitten.

           "Itmustbeadmittedthathisbloodisafrightfulmixture!"saidMrs.Cadwallader."TheCasauboncuttle-fishfluidtobeginwith,andthenarebelliousPolishfiddlerordancing-master,wasit?andthenanoldclo—"

           "Nonsense,Elinor,"saidtheRector,rising."Itistimeforustogo."

           "Afterall,heisaprettysprig,"saidMrs.Cadwallader,risingtoo,andwishingtomakeamends."HeislikethefineoldCrichleyportraitsbeforetheidiotscamein.

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