Мидлмарч

Chapter 86

           Andthenhisbehaviortoyou,father,isreallygood;hehasadeeprespectforyou;anditisimpossibletohaveabettertemperthanFredhas."

           "Ay,ay;youwanttocoaxmeintothinkinghimafinematch."

           "No,indeed,father.Idon’tlovehimbecauseheisafinematch."

           "Whatfor,then?"

           "Oh,dear,becauseIhavealwayslovedhim.Ishouldneverlikescoldinganyoneelsesowell;andthatisapointtobethoughtofinahusband."

           "Yourmindisquitesettled,then,Mary?"saidCaleb,returningtohisfirsttone."There’snootherwishcomeintoitsincethingshavebeengoingonastheyhavebeenoflate?"(Calebmeantagreatdealinthatvaguephrase;)"because,betterlatethannever.Awomanmustnotforceherheartshe’lldoamannogoodbythat."

           "Myfeelingshavenotchanged,father,"saidMary,calmly."IshallbeconstanttoFredaslongasheisconstanttome.Idon’tthinkeitherofuscouldsparetheother,orlikeanyoneelsebetter,howevermuchwemightadmirethem.Itwouldmaketoogreatadifferencetouslikeseeingalltheoldplacesaltered,andchangingthenameforeverything.Wemustwaitforeachotheralongwhile;butFredknowsthat."

           Insteadofspeakingimmediately,Calebstoodstillandscrewedhisstickonthegrassywalk.Thenhesaid,withemotioninhisvoice,"Well,I’vegotabitofnews.

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