Мидлмарч

Chapter 14

           HE’LLneverhavemuchtoleaveyou:he’llmost-likediewithoutawillhe’sthesortofmantodoitlet’emmakehimmayorofMiddlemarchasmuchastheylike.Butyouwon’tgetmuchbyhisdyingwithoutawill,thoughyouAREtheeldestson."

           FredthoughtthatMr.Featherstonehadneverbeensodisagreeablebefore.True,hehadneverbeforegivenhimquitesomuchmoneyatonce.

           "ShallIdestroythisletterofMr.Bulstrode’s,sir?"saidFred,risingwiththeletterasifhewouldputitinthefire.

           "Ay,ay,Idon’twantit.It’sworthnomoneytome."

           Fredcarriedthelettertothefire,andthrustthepokerthroughitwithmuchzest.Helongedtogetoutoftheroom,buthewasalittleashamedbeforehisinnerself,aswellasbeforehisuncle,torunawayimmediatelyafterpocketingthemoney.Presently,thefarm-bailiffcameuptogivehismasterareport,andFred,tohisunspeakablerelief,wasdismissedwiththeinjunctiontocomeagainsoon.

           Hehadlongednotonlytobesetfreefromhisuncle,butalsotofindMaryGarth.Shewasnowinherusualplacebythefire,withsewinginherhandsandabookopenonthelittletablebyherside.Hereyelidshadlostsomeoftheirrednessnow,andshehadherusualairofself-command.

           "AmIwantedup-stairs?"shesaid,halfrisingasFredentered.

           "No;Iamonlydismissed,becauseSimmonsisgoneup.

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