Мидлмарч

Chapter 14

           Itisalwayssomenewfellowwhostrikesagirl."

           "Letmesee,"saidMary,thecornersofhermouthcurlingarchly;"Imustgobackonmyexperience.ThereisJuliet—sheseemsanexampleofwhatyousay.ButthenOpheliahadprobablyknownHamletalongwhile;andBrendaTroil—shehadknownMordauntMertoneversincetheywerechildren;butthenheseemstohavebeenanestimableyoungman;andMinnawasstillmoredeeplyinlovewithCleveland,whowasastranger.WaverleywasnewtoFloraMacIvor;butthenshedidnotfallinlovewithhim.AndthereareOliviaandSophiaPrimrose,andCorinne—theymaybesaidtohavefalleninlovewithnewmen.Altogether,myexperienceisrathermixed."

           MarylookedupwithsomeroguishnessatFred,andthatlookofherswasverydeartohim,thoughtheeyeswerenothingmorethanclearwindowswhereobservationsatlaughingly.Hewascertainlyanaffectionatefellow,andashehadgrownfromboytoman,hehadgrowninlovewithhisoldplaymate,notwithstandingthatshareinthehighereducationofthecountrywhichhadexaltedhisviewsofrankandincome.

           "Whenamanisnotloved,itisnouseforhimtosaythathecouldbeabetterfellow—coulddoanything—Imean,ifheweresureofbeinglovedinreturn."

           "NotoftheleastuseintheworldforhimtosayheCOULDbebetter.Might,could,would—theyarecontemptibleauxiliaries.

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