Мидлмарч

Chapter 84

           Icouldgiveyouhalfmythings,onlyhowcanI,whenIneverseeyou?"

           "Blessyou,Kitty,"saidDorothea,withgentlewarmth."Takecomfort:perhapsJameswillforgivemesometime."

           "Butitwouldbemuchbetterifyouwouldnotbemarried,"saidCelia,dryinghereyes,andreturningtoherargument;"thentherewouldbenothinguncomfortable.Andyouwouldnotdowhatnobodythoughtyoucoulddo.Jamesalwayssaidyououghttobeaqueen;butthisisnotatallbeinglikeaqueen.Youknowwhatmistakesyouhavealwaysbeenmaking,Dodo,andthisisanother.NobodythinksMr.Ladislawaproperhusbandforyou.AndyouSAIDYOUwouldneverbemarriedagain."

           "ItisquitetruethatImightbeawiserperson,Celia,"saidDorothea,"andthatImighthavedonesomethingbetter,ifIhadbeenbetter.ButthisiswhatIamgoingtodo.IhavepromisedtomarryMr.Ladislaw;andIamgoingtomarryhim."

           ThetoneinwhichDorotheasaidthiswasanotethatCeliahadlonglearnedtorecognize.Shewassilentafewmoments,andthensaid,asifshehaddismissedallcontest,"Isheveryfondofyou,Dodo?"

           "Ihopeso.Iamveryfondofhim."

           "Thatisnice,"saidCelia,comfortably."OnlyIratheryouhadsuchasortofhusbandasJamesis,withaplaceverynear,thatIcoulddriveto."

           Dorotheasmiled,andCelialookedrathermeditative.Presentlyshesaid,"Icannotthinkhowitallcameabout

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