Мидлмарч

Chapter 17

           There’saparishionerofmineafinefellow,butwhowouldhardlyhavepulledthroughashehasdonewithouthiswife.DoyouknowtheGarths?IthinktheywerenotPeacock’spatients."

           "No;butthereisaMissGarthatoldFeatherstone’s,atLowick."

           "Theirdaughter:anexcellentgirl."

           "SheisveryquietIhavehardlynoticedher."

           "Shehastakennoticeofyou,though,dependuponit."

           "Idon’tunderstand,"saidLydgate;hecouldhardlysay"Ofcourse."

           "Oh,shegaugeseverybody.Ipreparedherforconfirmationsheisafavoriteofmine."

           Mr.Farebrotherpuffedafewmomentsinsilence,LydgatenotcaringtoknowmoreabouttheGarths.AtlasttheVicarlaiddownhispipe,stretchedouthislegs,andturnedhisbrighteyeswithasmiletowardsLydgate,saying

           "ButweMiddlemarchersarenotsotameasyoutakeustobe.Wehaveourintriguesandourparties.Iamapartyman,forexample,andBulstrodeisanother.IfyouvoteformeyouwilloffendBulstrode."

           "WhatisthereagainstBulstrode?"saidLydgate,emphatically.

           "Ididnotsaytherewasanythingagainsthimexceptthat.Ifyouvoteagainsthimyouwillmakehimyourenemy.

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