Мидлмарч

Chapter 22

           Howisthat?Ishouldhaveexpectedyoutobeverysensitivetothebeautifuleverywhere."

           "IsupposeIamdullaboutmanythings,"saidDorothea,simply."Ishouldliketomakelifebeautiful—Imeaneverybody’slife.Andthenallthisimmenseexpenseofart,thatseemssomehowtolieoutsidelifeandmakeitnobetterfortheworld,painsone.ItspoilsmyenjoymentofanythingwhenIammadetothinkthatmostpeopleareshutoutfromit."

           "Icallthatthefanaticismofsympathy,"saidWill,impetuously."Youmightsaythesameoflandscape,ofpoetry,ofallrefinement.Ifyoucarrieditoutyououghttobemiserableinyourowngoodness,andturnevilthatyoumighthavenoadvantageoverothers.Thebestpietyistoenjoy—whenyoucan.Youaredoingthemostthentosavetheearth’scharacterasanagreeableplanet.Andenjoymentradiates.Itisofnousetotryandtakecareofalltheworld;thatisbeingtakencareofwhenyoufeeldelight—inartorinanythingelse.Wouldyouturnalltheyouthoftheworldintoatragicchorus,wailingandmoralizingovermisery?Isuspectthatyouhavesomefalsebeliefinthevirtuesofmisery,andwanttomakeyourlifeamartyrdom."Willhadgonefurtherthanheintended,andcheckedhimself.ButDorothea’sthoughtwasnottakingjustthesamedirectionashisown,andsheansweredwithoutanyspecialemotion—

           "Indeedyoumistakeme.Iamnotasad,melancholycreature.Iamneverunhappylongtogether.

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