Мидлмарч

Chapter 16

           Hewasanardentfellow,butatpresenthisardorwasabsorbedinloveofhisworkandintheambitionofmakinghisliferecognizedasafactorinthebetterlifeofmankind—likeotherheroesofsciencewhohadnothingbutanobscurecountrypracticetobeginwith.

           PoorLydgate!orshallIsay,PoorRosamond!Eachlivedinaworldofwhichtheotherknewnothing.IthadnotoccurredtoLydgatethathehadbeenasubjectofeagermeditationtoRosamond,whohadneitheranyreasonforthrowinghermarriageintodistantperspective,noranypathologicalstudiestodiverthermindfromthatruminatinghabit,thatinwardrepetitionoflooks,words,andphrases,whichmakesalargepartinthelivesofmostgirls.Hehadnotmeanttolookatherorspeaktoherwithmorethantheinevitableamountofadmirationandcomplimentwhichamanmustgivetoabeautifulgirl;indeed,itseemedtohimthathisenjoymentofhermusichadremainedalmostsilent,forhefearedfallingintotherudenessoftellingherhisgreatsurpriseatherpossessionofsuchaccomplishment.ButRosamondhadregisteredeverylookandword,andestimatedthemastheopeningincidentsofapreconceivedromance—incidentswhichgathervaluefromtheforeseendevelopmentandclimax.

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