Мидлмарч

Chapter 13

           ButtheoldfellowwillinsistonitthatFredshouldbringhimadenialinyourhandwriting;thatis,justabitofanotesayingyoudon’tbelieveawordofsuchstuff,eitherofhishavingborrowedortriedtoborrowinsuchafool’sway.Isupposeyoucanhavenoobjectiontodothat."

           "Pardonme.Ihaveanobjection.Iambynomeanssurethatyourson,inhisrecklessnessandignoranceIwillusenosevererwordhasnottriedtoraisemoneybyholdingouthisfutureprospects,oreventhatsomeonemaynothavebeenfoolishenoughtosupplyhimonsovagueapresumption:thereisplentyofsuchlaxmoney-lendingasofotherfollyintheworld."

           "ButFredgivesmehishonorthathehasneverborrowedmoneyonthepretenceofanyunderstandingabouthisuncle’sland.Heisnotaliar.Idon’twanttomakehimbetterthanheis.IhaveblownhimupwellnobodycansayIwinkatwhathedoes.Butheisnotaliar.AndIshouldhavethoughtbutImaybewrongthattherewasnoreligiontohinderamanfrombelievingthebestofayoungfellow,whenyoudon’tknowworse.Itseemstomeitwouldbeapoorsortofreligiontoputaspokeinhiswheelbyrefusingtosayyoudon’tbelievesuchharmofhimasyou’vegotnogoodreasontobelieve."

           "IamnotatallsurethatIshouldbebefriendingyoursonbysmoothinghiswaytothefuturepossessionofFeatherstone’sproperty.Icannotregardwealthasablessingtothosewhouseitsimplyasaharvestforthisworld.

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