Мидлмарч

Chapter 17

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           "Thatmakesratherapleasanttimeofitforthosewholiketomaintaintheirownpoint,"saidLydgate.

           "Butmymotheralwaysgivesway,"saidtheVicar,slyly.

           "No,no,Camden,youmustnotleadMr.LydgateintoamistakeaboutME.Ishallnevershowthatdisrespecttomyparents,togiveupwhattheytaughtme.Anyonemayseewhatcomesofturning.Ifyouchangeonce,whynottwentytimes?"

           "Amanmightseegoodargumentsforchangingonce,andnotseethemforchangingagain,"saidLydgate,amusedwiththedecisiveoldlady.

           "Excusemethere.Ifyougouponarguments,theyareneverwanting,whenamanhasnoconstancyofmind.Myfatherneverchanged,andhepreachedplainmoralsermonswithoutarguments,andwasagoodmanfewbetter.Whenyougetmeagoodmanmadeoutofarguments,Iwillgetyouagooddinnerwithreadingyouthecookery-book.That’smyopinion,andIthinkanybody’sstomachwillbearmeout."

           "Aboutthedinnercertainly,mother,"saidMr.Farebrother.

           "Itisthesamething,thedinnerortheman.Iamnearlyseventy,Mr.Lydgate,andIgouponexperience.Iamnotlikelytofollownewlights,thoughthereareplentyofthemhereaselsewhere.Isay,theycameinwiththemixedstuffsthatwillneitherwashnorwear.Itwasnotsoinmyyouth:aChurchmanwasaChurchman,andaclergyman,youmightbeprettysure,wasagentleman,ifnothingelse.

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