Мидлмарч

Chapter 86

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           "Oh,youdeargoodfather!"criedMary,puttingherhandsroundherfather’sneck,whilehebenthisheadplacidly,willingtobecaressed."Iwonderifanyothergirlthinksherfatherthebestmanintheworld!"

           "Nonsense,child;you’llthinkyourhusbandbetter."

           "Impossible,"saidMary,relapsingintoherusualtone;"husbandsareaninferiorclassofmen,whorequirekeepinginorder."

           WhentheywereenteringthehousewithLetty,whohadruntojointhem,MarysawFredattheorchard-gate,andwenttomeethim.

           "Whatfineclothesyouwear,youextravagantyouth!"saidMary,asFredstoodstillandraisedhishattoherwithplayfulformality."Youarenotlearningeconomy."

           "Nowthatistoobad,Mary,"saidFred."Justlookattheedgesofthesecoat-cuffs!ItisonlybydintofgoodbrushingthatIlookrespectable.Iamsavingupthreesuitsoneforawedding-suit."

           "Howverydrollyouwilllook!likeagentlemaninanoldfashion-book."

           "Ohno,theywillkeeptwoyears."

           "Twoyears!bereasonable,Fred,"saidMary,turningtowalk."Don’tencourageflatteringexpectations."

           "Whynot?Onelivesonthembetterthanonunflatteringones.Ifwecan’tbemarriedintwoyears,thetruthwillbequitebadenoughwhenitcomes.

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