Мидлмарч

Chapter 86

           WhatdoyouthinkofFredgoingtoliveatStoneCourt,andmanagingthelandthere?"

           "Howcanthateverbe,father?"saidMary,wonderingly.

           "HewouldmanageitforhisauntBulstrode.Thepoorwomanhasbeentomebeggingandpraying.Shewantstodotheladgood,anditmightbeafinethingforhim.Withsaving,hemightgraduallybuythestock,andhehasaturnforfarming."

           "Oh,Fredwouldbesohappy!Itistoogoodtobelieve."

           "Ah,butmindyou,"saidCaleb,turninghisheadwarningly,"ImusttakeitonMYshoulders,andberesponsible,andseeaftereverything;andthatwillgrieveyourmotherabit,thoughshemayn’tsayso.Fredhadneedbecareful."

           "Perhapsitistoomuch,father,"saidMary,checkedinherjoy."Therewouldbenohappinessinbringingyouanyfreshtrouble."

           "Nay,nay;workismydelight,child,whenitdoesn’tvexyourmother.Andthen,ifyouandFredgetmarried,"hereCaleb’svoiceshookjustperceptibly,"he’llbesteadyandsaving;andyou’vegotyourmother’scleverness,andminetoo,inawoman’ssortofway;andyou’llkeephiminorder.He’llbecomingby-and-by,soIwantedtotellyoufirst,becauseIthinkyou’dliketotellHIMbyyourselves.Afterthat,Icouldtalkitwelloverwithhim,andwecouldgointobusinessandthenatureofthings.

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