Мидлмарч

Chapter 12

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           RosamondandMaryhadbeentalkingfasterthantheirmalefriends.Theydidnotthinkofsittingdown,butstoodatthetoilet-tablenearthewindowwhileRosamondtookoffherhat,adjustedherveil,andappliedlittletouchesofherfinger-tipstoherhairhairofinfantinefairness,neitherflaxennoryellow.MaryGarthseemedalltheplainerstandingatananglebetweenthetwonymphstheoneintheglass,andtheoneoutofit,wholookedateachotherwitheyesofheavenlyblue,deepenoughtoholdthemostexquisitemeaningsaningeniousbeholdercouldputintothem,anddeepenoughtohidethemeaningsoftheowneriftheseshouldhappentobelessexquisite.OnlyafewchildreninMiddlemarchlookedblondbythesideofRosamond,andtheslimfiguredisplayedbyherriding-habithaddelicateundulations.Infact,mostmeninMiddlemarch,exceptherbrothers,heldthatMissVincywasthebestgirlintheworld,andsomecalledheranangel.MaryGarth,onthecontrary,hadtheaspectofanordinarysinner:shewasbrown;hercurlydarkhairwasroughandstubborn;herstaturewaslow;anditwouldnotbetruetodeclare,insatisfactoryantithesis,thatshehadallthevirtues.Plainnesshasitspeculiartemptationsandvicesquiteasmuchasbeauty;itisapteithertofeignamiability,or,notfeigningit,toshowalltherepulsivenessofdiscontent:atanyrate,tobecalledanuglythingincontrastwiththatlovelycreatureyourcompanion,isapttoproducesomeeffectbeyondasenseoffineveracityandfitnessinthephrase.

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