Мидлмарч

Chapter 15

           Howcouldtherebeanycommonnessinamansowell-bred,soambitiousofsocialdistinction,sogenerousandunusualinhisviewsofsocialduty?Aseasilyastheremaybestupidityinamanofgeniusifyoutakehimunawaresonthewrongsubject,orasmanyamanwhohasthebestwilltoadvancethesocialmillenniummightbeill-inspiredinimaginingitslighterpleasures;unabletogobeyondOffenbach’smusic,orthebrilliantpunninginthelastburlesque.Lydgate’sspotsofcommonnesslayinthecomplexionofhisprejudices,which,inspiteofnobleintentionandsympathy,werehalfofthemsuchasarefoundinordinarymenoftheworld:thatdistinctionofmindwhichbelongedtohisintellectualardor,didnotpenetratehisfeelingandjudgmentaboutfurniture,orwomen,orthedesirabilityofitsbeingknown(withouthistelling)thathewasbetterbornthanothercountrysurgeons.Hedidnotmeantothinkoffurnitureatpresent;butwheneverhedidsoitwastobefearedthatneitherbiologynorschemesofreformwouldlifthimabovethevulgarityoffeelingthattherewouldbeanincompatibilityinhisfurniturenotbeingofthebest.

           Astowomen,hehadoncealreadybeendrawnheadlongbyimpetuousfolly,whichhemeanttobefinal,sincemarriageatsomedistantperiodwouldofcoursenotbeimpetuous.

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