Мидлмарч

Chapter 2

           Brooke’simpetuousreason,andthinkingofthebookonly."Ihavelittleleisureforsuchliteraturejustnow.Ihavebeenusingupmyeyesightonoldcharacterslately;thefactis,Iwantareaderformyevenings;butIamfastidiousinvoices,andIcannotendurelisteningtoanimperfectreader.Itisamisfortune,insomesenses:Ifeedtoomuchontheinwardsources;Ilivetoomuchwiththedead.Mymindissomethingliketheghostofanancient,wanderingabouttheworldandtryingmentallytoconstructitasitusedtobe,inspiteofruinandconfusingchanges.ButIfinditnecessarytousetheutmostcautionaboutmyeyesight."

           ThiswasthefirsttimethatMr.Casaubonhadspokenatanylength.Hedeliveredhimselfwithprecision,asifhehadbeencalledupontomakeapublicstatement;andthebalancedsing-songneatnessofhisspeech,occasionallycorrespondedtobyamovementofhishead,wasthemoreconspicuousfromitscontrastwithgoodMr.Brooke’sscrappyslovenliness.DorotheasaidtoherselfthatMr.Casaubonwasthemostinterestingmanshehadeverseen,notexceptingevenMonsieurLiret,theVaudoisclergymanwhohadgivenconferencesonthehistoryoftheWaldenses.

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