Мидлмарч

Chapter 10

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           "Well,youknow,Standish,everydoseyoutakeisanexperiment-anexperiment,youknow,"saidMr.Brooke,noddingtowardsthelawyer.

           "Oh,ifyoutalkinthatsense!"saidMr.Standish,withasmuchdisgustatsuchnon-legalquibblingasamancanwellbetraytowardsavaluableclient.

           "Ishouldbegladofanytreatmentthatwouldcuremewithoutreducingmetoaskeleton,likepoorGrainger,"saidMr.Vincy,themayor,afloridman,whowouldhaveservedforastudyoffleshinstrikingcontrastwiththeFranciscantintsofMr.Bulstrode."It’sanuncommonlydangerousthingtobeleftwithoutanypaddingagainsttheshaftsofdisease,assomebodysaidandIthinkitaverygoodexpressionmyself."

           Mr.Lydgate,ofcourse,wasoutofhearing.Hehadquittedthepartyearly,andwouldhavethoughtitaltogethertediousbutforthenoveltyofcertainintroductions,especiallytheintroductiontoMissBrooke,whoseyouthfulbloom,withherapproachingmarriagetothatfadedscholar,andherinterestinmatterssociallyuseful,gaveherthepiquancyofanunusualcombination.

           "Sheisagoodcreaturethatfinegirlbutalittletooearnest,"hethought."Itistroublesometotalktosuchwomen.Theyarealwayswantingreasons,yettheyaretooignoranttounderstandthemeritsofanyquestion,andusuallyfallhackontheirmoralsensetosettlethingsaftertheirowntaste."

           EvidentlyMissBrookewasnotMr

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