Мидлмарч

Chapter 16

           Whateverwasnotproblematicalandsuspectedaboutthisyoungmanforexample,acertainshowinessastoforeignideas,andadispositiontounsettlewhathadbeensettledandforgottenbyhiselderswaspositivelyunwelcometoaphysicianwhosestandinghadbeenfixedthirtyyearsbeforebyatreatiseonMeningitis,ofwhichatleastonecopymarked"own"wasboundincalf.FormypartIhavesomefellow-feelingwithDr.Sprague:one’sself-satisfactionisanuntaxedkindofpropertywhichitisveryunpleasanttofinddeprecated.

           Lydgate’sremark,however,didnotmeetthesenseofthecompany.Mr.Vincysaid,thatifhecouldhaveHISway,hewouldnotputdisagreeablefellowsanywhere.

           "Hangyourreforms!"saidMr.Chichely."There’snogreaterhumbugintheworld.Youneverhearofareform,butitmeanssometricktoputinnewmen.Ihopeyouarenotoneofthe‘Lancet’s’men,Mr.Lydgatewantingtotakethecoronershipoutofthehandsofthelegalprofession:yourwordsappeartopointthatway."

           "IdisapproveofWakley,"interposedDr.Sprague,"nomanmore:heisanill-intentionedfellow,whowouldsacrificetherespectabilityoftheprofession,whicheverybodyknowsdependsontheLondonColleges,forthesakeofgettingsomenotorietyforhimself.Therearemenwhodon’tmindaboutbeingkickedblueiftheycanonlygettalkedabout.ButWakleyisrightsometimes,"theDoctoradded,judicially.

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