Мидлмарч

Chapter 12

           "

           "No,sir,it’syoumustexplain.Icanaltermywillyet,letmetellyou.I’mofsoundmindcanreckoncompoundinterestinmyhead,andremembereveryfool’snameaswellasIcouldtwentyyearsago.Whatthedeuce?I’mundereighty.Isay,youmustcontradictthisstory."

           "Ihavecontradictedit,sir,"Fredanswered,withatouchofimpatience,notrememberingthathisuncledidnotverballydiscriminatecontradictingfromdisproving,thoughnoonewasfurtherfromconfoundingthetwoideasthanoldFeatherstone,whooftenwonderedthatsomanyfoolstookhisownassertionsforproofs."ButIcontradictitagain.Thestoryisasillylie."

           "Nonsense!youmustbringdockiments.Itcomesfromauthority."

           "Nametheauthority,andmakehimnamethemanofwhomIborrowedthemoney,andthenIcandisprovethestory."

           "It’sprettygoodauthority,IthinkamanwhoknowsmostofwhatgoesoninMiddlemarch.It’sthatfine,religious,charitableuncleo’yours.Comenow!"HereMr.Featherstonehadhispeculiarinwardshakewhichsignifiedmerriment.

           "Mr.Bulstrode?"

           "Whoelse,eh?"

           "Thenthestoryhasgrownintothislieoutofsomesermonizingwordshemayhaveletfallaboutme.Dotheypretendthathenamedthemanwholentmethemoney?"

           "Ifthereissuchaman,dependuponitBulstrodeknowshim.

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