Мидлмарч

Chapter 20

           

           "Mylove,"hesaid,withirritationreinedinbypropriety,"youmayrelyuponmeforknowingthetimesandtheseasons,adaptedtothedifferentstagesofaworkwhichisnottobemeasuredbythefacileconjecturesofignorantonlookers.Ithadbeeneasyformetogainatemporaryeffectbyamirageofbaselessopinion;butitiseverthetrialofthescrupulousexplorertobesalutedwiththeimpatientscornofchattererswhoattemptonlythesmallestachievements,beingindeedequippedfornoother.Anditwerewellifallsuchcouldbeadmonishedtodiscriminatejudgmentsofwhichthetruesubject-matterliesentirelybeyondtheirreach,fromthoseofwhichtheelementsmaybecompassedbyanarrowandsuperficialsurvey."

           ThisspeechwasdeliveredwithanenergyandreadinessquiteunusualwithMr.Casaubon.Itwasnotindeedentirelyanimprovisation,buthadtakenshapeininwardcolloquy,andrushedoutliketheroundgrainsfromafruitwhensuddenheatcracksit.Dorotheawasnotonlyhiswife:shewasapersonificationofthatshallowworldwhichsurroundstheappreciatedordespondingauthor.

           Dorotheawasindignantinherturn.Hadshenotbeenrepressingeverythinginherselfexceptthedesiretoenterintosomefellowshipwithherhusband’schiefinterests?

           "MyjudgmentWASaverysuperficialonesuchasIamcapableofforming,"sheanswered,withapromptresentment,thatneedednorehearsal.

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