Мидлмарч

Chapter 11

           

           Oldprovincialsocietyhaditsshareofthissubtlemovement:hadnotonlyitsstrikingdownfalls,itsbrilliantyoungprofessionaldandieswhoendedbylivingupanentrywithadrabandsixchildrenfortheirestablishment,butalsothoselessmarkedvicissitudeswhichareconstantlyshiftingtheboundariesofsocialintercourse,andbegettingnewconsciousnessofinterdependence.Someslippedalittledownward,somegothigherfooting:peopledeniedaspirates,gainedwealth,andfastidiousgentlemenstoodforboroughs;somewerecaughtinpoliticalcurrents,someinecclesiastical,andperhapsfoundthemselvessurprisinglygroupedinconsequence;whileafewpersonagesorfamiliesthatstoodwithrockyfirmnessamidallthisfluctuation,wereslowlypresentingnewaspectsinspiteofsolidity,andalteringwiththedoublechangeofselfandbeholder.Municipaltownandruralparishgraduallymadefreshthreadsofconnectiongradually,astheoldstockinggavewaytothesavings-bank,andtheworshipofthesolarguineabecameextinct;whilesquiresandbaronets,andevenlordswhohadoncelivedblamelesslyafarfromthecivicmind,gatheredthefaultinessofcloseracquaintanceship.Settlers,too,camefromdistantcounties,somewithanalarmingnoveltyofskill,otherswithanoffensiveadvantageincunning.

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