Мидлмарч

Chapter 10

           

           TheMissVincywhohadthehonorofbeingMr.Chichely’sidealwasofcoursenotpresent;forMr.Brooke,alwaysobjectingtogotoofar,wouldnothavechosenthathisniecesshouldmeetthedaughterofaMiddlemarchmanufacturer,unlessitwereonapublicoccasion.ThefemininepartofthecompanyincludednonewhomLadyChettamorMrs.Cadwalladercouldobjectto;forMrs.Renfrew,thecolonel’swidow,wasnotonlyunexceptionableinpointofbreeding,butalsointerestingonthegroundofhercomplaint,whichpuzzledthedoctors,andseemedclearlyacasewhereinthefulnessofprofessionalknowledgemightneedthesupplementofquackery.LadyChettam,whoattributedherownremarkablehealthtohome-madebittersunitedwithconstantmedicalattendance,enteredwithmuchexerciseoftheimaginationintoMrs.Renfrew’saccountofsymptoms,andintotheamazingfutilityinhercaseofall,strengtheningmedicines.

           "Wherecanallthestrengthofthosemedicinesgo,mydear?"saidthemildbutstatelydowager,turningtoMrs.Cadwalladerreflectively,whenMrs.Renfrew’sattentionwascalledaway.

           "Itstrengthensthedisease,"saidtheRector’swife,muchtoowell-bornnottobeanamateurinmedicine."Everythingdependsontheconstitution:somepeoplemakefat,someblood,andsomebilethat’smyviewofthematter;andwhatevertheytakeisasortofgristtothemill.

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