Мидлмарч

Chapter 21

           Itmustbemyowndulness.Iamseeingsomuchallatonce,andnotunderstandinghalfofit.Thatalwaysmakesonefeelstupid.Itispainfultobetoldthatanythingisveryfineandnotbeabletofeelthatitisfinesomethinglikebeingblind,whilepeopletalkofthesky."

           "Oh,thereisagreatdealinthefeelingforartwhichmustbeacquired,"saidWill.(ItwasimpossiblenowtodoubtthedirectnessofDorothea’sconfession.)"Artisanoldlanguagewithagreatmanyartificialaffectedstyles,andsometimesthechiefpleasureonegetsoutofknowingthemisthemeresenseofknowing.Ienjoytheartofallsortshereimmensely;butIsupposeifIcouldpickmyenjoymenttopiecesIshouldfinditmadeupofmanydifferentthreads.Thereissomethingindaubingalittleone’sself,andhavinganideaoftheprocess."

           "Youmeanperhapstobeapainter?"saidDorothea,withanewdirectionofinterest."Youmeantomakepaintingyourprofession?Mr.Casaubonwillliketohearthatyouhavechosenaprofession."

           "No,ohno,"saidWill,withsomecoldness."Ihavequitemadeupmymindagainstit.Itistooone-sidedalife.IhavebeenseeingagreatdealoftheGermanartistshere:ItravelledfromFrankfortwithoneofthem.Somearefine,evenbrilliantfellowsbutIshouldnotliketogetintotheirwayoflookingattheworldentirelyfromthestudiopointofview."

           "ThatIcanunderstand,"saidDorothea,cordially.

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