Мидлмарч

Chapter 16

           InRosamond’sromanceitwasnotnecessarytoimaginemuchabouttheinwardlifeofthehero,orofhisseriousbusinessintheworld:ofcourse,hehadaprofessionandwasclever,aswellassufficientlyhandsome;butthepiquantfactaboutLydgatewashisgoodbirth,whichdistinguishedhimfromallMiddlemarchadmirers,andpresentedmarriageasaprospectofrisinginrankandgettingalittlenearertothatcelestialconditiononearthinwhichshewouldhavenothingtodowithvulgarpeople,andperhapsatlastassociatewithrelativesquiteequaltothecountypeoplewholookeddownontheMiddlemarchers.ItwaspartofRosamond’sclevernesstodiscernverysubtlythefaintestaromaofrank,andoncewhenshehadseentheMissBrookesaccompanyingtheiruncleatthecountyassizes,andseatedamongthearistocracy,shehadenviedthem,notwithstandingtheirplaindress.

           IfyouthinkitincrediblethattoimagineLydgateasamanoffamilycouldcausethrillsofsatisfactionwhichhadanythingtodowiththesensethatshewasinlovewithhim,Iwillaskyoutouseyourpowerofcomparisonalittlemoreeffectively,andconsiderwhetherredclothandepauletshaveneverhadaninfluenceofthatsort.Ourpassionsdonotliveapartinlockedchambers,but,dressedintheirsmallwardrobeofnotions,bringtheirprovisionstoacommontableandmesstogether,feedingoutofthecommonstoreaccordingtotheirappetite.

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