Мидлмарч

Chapter 12

           Thetwogirlshadnotonlyknowneachotherinchildhood,buthadbeenatthesameprovincialschooltogether(Maryasanarticledpupil),sothattheyhadmanymemoriesincommon,andlikedverywelltotalkinprivate.Indeed,thistete-a-tetewasoneofRosamond’sobjectsincomingtoStoneCourt.

           OldFeatherstonewouldnotbeginthedialoguetillthedoorhadbeenclosed.HecontinuedtolookatFredwiththesametwinkleandwithoneofhishabitualgrimaces,alternatelyscrewingandwideninghismouth;andwhenhespoke,itwasinalowtone,whichmightbetakenforthatofaninformerreadytobeboughtoff,ratherthanforthetoneofanoffendedsenior.Hewasnotamantofeelanystrongmoralindignationevenonaccountoftrespassesagainsthimself.Itwasnaturalthatothersshouldwanttogetanadvantageoverhim,butthen,hewasalittletoocunningforthem.

           "So,sir,you’vebeenpayingtenpercentformoneywhichyou’vepromisedtopayoffbymortgagingmylandwhenI’mdeadandgone,eh?Youputmylifeatatwelvemonth,say.ButIcanaltermywillyet."

           Fredblushed.Hehadnotborrowedmoneyinthatway,forexcellentreasons.Buthewasconsciousofhavingspokenwithsomeconfidence(perhapswithmorethanheexactlyremembered)abouthisprospectofgettingFeatherstone’slandasafuturemeansofpayingpresentdebts.

           "Idon’tknowwhatyoureferto,sir.Ihavecertainlyneverborrowedanymoneyonsuchaninsecurity.Pleasetoexplain.

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