Мидлмарч

Chapter 18

           Mr.Farebrothercontendedontheoryforthedesirabilityofallgames,andsaidthatEnglishmen’switwasstagnantforwantofthem;butLydgatefeltcertainthathewouldhaveplayedverymuchlessbutforthemoney.Therewasabilliard-roomattheGreenDragon,whichsomeanxiousmothersandwivesregardedasthechieftemptationinMiddlemarch.TheVicarwasafirst-ratebilliard-player,andthoughhedidnotfrequenttheGreenDragon,therewerereportsthathehadsometimesbeenthereinthedaytimeandhadwonmoney.Andastothechaplaincy,hedidnotpretendthathecaredforit,exceptforthesakeofthefortypounds.LydgatewasnoPuritan,buthedidnotcareforplay,andwinningmoneyatithadalwaysseemedameannesstohim;besides,hehadanidealoflifewhichmadethissubservienceofconducttothegainingofsmallsumsthoroughlyhatefultohim.Hithertoinhisownlifehiswantshadbeensuppliedwithoutanytroubletohimself,andhisfirstimpulsewasalwaystobeliberalwithhalf-crownsasmattersofnoimportancetoagentleman;ithadneveroccurredtohimtodeviseaplanforgettinghalf-crowns.Hehadalwaysknowninageneralwaythathewasnotrich,buthehadneverfeltpoor,andhehadnopowerofimaginingthepartwhichthewantofmoneyplaysindeterminingtheactionsofmen.Moneyhadneverbeenamotivetohim.Hencehewasnotreadytoframeexcusesforthisdeliberatepursuitofsmallgains.

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