Мидлмарч

Chapter 18

           Butwhatwehavetoconsiderisnotanybody’sincomeit’sthesoulsofthepoorsickpeople"—hereMr.Powderell’svoiceandfacehadasincerepathosinthem."HeisarealGospelpreacher,isMr.Tyke.IshouldvoteagainstmyconscienceifIvotedagainstMr.TykeIshouldindeed."

           "Mr.Tyke’sopponentshavenotaskedanyonetovoteagainsthisconscience,Ibelieve,"saidMr.Hackbutt,arichtanneroffluentspeech,whoseglitteringspectaclesanderecthairwereturnedwithsomeseveritytowardsinnocentMr.Powderell."Butinmyjudgmentitbehovesus,asDirectors,toconsiderwhetherwewillregarditasourwholebusinesstocarryoutpropositionsemanatingfromasinglequarter.Willanymemberofthecommitteeaverthathewouldhaveentertainedtheideaofdisplacingthegentlemanwhohasalwaysdischargedthefunctionofchaplainhere,ifithadnotbeensuggestedtohimbypartieswhosedispositionitistoregardeveryinstitutionofthistownasamachineryforcarryingouttheirownviews?Itaxnoman’smotives:letthemliebetweenhimselfandahigherPower;butIdosay,thatthereareinfluencesatworkherewhichareincompatiblewithgenuineindependence,andthatacrawlingservilityisusuallydictatedbycircumstanceswhichgentlemensoconductingthemselvescouldnotaffordeithermorallyorfinanciallytoavow.Imyselfamalayman,butIhavegivennoinconsiderableattentiontothedivisionsintheChurchand—"

           "Oh,damnthedivisions!"burstinMr.

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