Мидлмарч

Chapter 18

           FrankHawley,lawyerandtown-clerk,whorarelypresentedhimselfattheboard,butnowlookedinhurriedly,whipinhand."Wehavenothingtodowiththemhere.Farebrotherhasbeendoingtheworkwhattherewaswithoutpay,andifpayistobegiven,itshouldbegiventohim.IcallitaconfoundedjobtotakethethingawayfromFarebrother."

           "Ithinkitwouldbeaswellforgentlemennottogivetheirremarksapersonalbearing,"saidMr.Plymdale."IshallvotefortheappointmentofMr.Tyke,butIshouldnothaveknown,ifMr.Hackbutthadn’thintedit,thatIwasaServileCrawler."

           "Idisclaimanypersonalities.Iexpresslysaid,ifImaybeallowedtorepeat,oreventoconcludewhatIwasabouttosay—"

           "Ah,here’sMinchin!"saidMr.FrankHawley;atwhicheverybodyturnedawayfromMr.Hackbutt,leavinghimtofeeltheuselessnessofsuperiorgiftsinMiddlemarch."Come,Doctor,Imusthaveyouontherightside,eh?"

           "Ihopeso,"saidDr.Minchin,noddingandshakinghandshereandthere;"atwhatevercosttomyfeelings."

           "Ifthere’sanyfeelinghere,itshouldbefeelingforthemanwhoisturnedout,Ithink,"saidMr.FrankHawley.

           "IconfessIhavefeelingsontheothersidealso.Ihaveadividedesteem,"saidDr.Minchin,rubbinghishands."IconsiderMr.TykeanexemplarymannonemoresoandIbelievehimtobeproposedfromunimpeachablemotives.

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