Мидлмарч

Chapter 17

           YourememberTrawleywhosharedyourapartmentatParisforsometime?Iwasacorrespondentofhis,andhetoldmeagooddealaboutyou.Iwasnotquitesurewhenyoufirstcamethatyouwerethesameman.IwasverygladwhenIfoundthatyouwere.OnlyIdon’tforgetthatyouhavenothadthelikeprologueaboutme."

           Lydgatedivinedsomedelicacyoffeelinghere,butdidnothalfunderstandit."Bytheway,"hesaid,"whathasbecomeofTrawley?Ihavequitelostsightofhim.HewashotontheFrenchsocialsystems,andtalkedofgoingtotheBackwoodstofoundasortofPythagoreancommunity.Ishegone?"

           "Notatall.HeispractisingataGermanbath,andhasmarriedarichpatient."

           Thenmynotionswearthebest,sofar,"saidLydgate,withashortscornfullaugh."Hewouldhaveit,themedicalprofessionwasaninevitablesystemofhumbug.Isaid,thefaultwasinthemenmenwhotruckletoliesandfolly.Insteadofpreachingagainsthumbugoutsidethewalls,itmightbebettertosetupadisinfectingapparatuswithin.InshortIamreportingmyownconversationyoumaybesureIhadallthegoodsenseonmyside."

           "YourschemeisagooddealmoredifficulttocarryoutthanthePythagoreancommunity,though.YouhavenotonlygottheoldAdaminyourselfagainstyou,butyouhavegotallthosedescendantsoftheoriginalAdamwhoformthesocietyaroundyou.Yousee,Ihavepaidtwelveorthirteenyearsmorethanyouformyknowledgeofdifficulties.

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