Мидлмарч

Chapter 22

           Heonlywantedhertotakemoreemphaticnoticeofhim;heonlywantedtobesomethingmorespecialinherremembrancethanhecouldyetbelievehimselflikelytobe.Hewasratherimpatientunderthatopenardentgood-will,reachhesawwasherusualstateoffeeling.Theremoteworshipofawomanthronedoutoftheirreachplaysagreatpartinmen’slives,butinmostcasestheworshipperlongsforsomequeenlyrecognition,someapprovingsignbywhichhissoul’ssovereignmaycheerhimwithoutdescendingfromherhighplace.ThatwaspreciselywhatWillwanted.Buttherewereplentyofcontradictionsinhisimaginativedemands.ItwasbeautifultoseehowDorothea’seyesturnedwithwifelyanxietyandbeseechingtoMr.Casaubon:shewouldhavelostsomeofherhaloifshehadbeenwithoutthatduteouspreoccupation;andyetatthenextmomentthehusband’ssandyabsorptionofsuchnectarwastoointolerable;andWill’slongingtosaydamagingthingsabouthimwasperhapsnotthelesstormentingbecausehefeltthestrongestreasonsforrestrainingit.

           Willhadnotbeeninvitedtodinethenextday.Hencehepersuadedhimselfthathewasboundtocall,andthattheonlyeligibletimewasthemiddleoftheday,whenMr.Casaubonwouldnotbeathome.

           Dorothea,whohadnotbeenmadeawarethatherformerreceptionofWillhaddispleasedherhusband,hadnohesitationaboutseeinghim,especiallyashemightbecometopayafarewellvisit.WhenheenteredshewaslookingatsomecameoswhichshehadbeenbuyingforCelia.

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