Мидлмарч

Chapter 22

           ItismonstrousasifyouhadhadavisionofHadesinyourchildhood,liketheboyinthelegend.YouhavebeenbroughtupinsomeofthosehorriblenotionsthatchoosethesweetestwomentodevourlikeMinotaursAndnowyouwillgoandbeshutupinthatstoneprisonatLowick:youwillbeburiedalive.Itmakesmesavagetothinkofit!Iwouldratherneverhaveseenyouthanthinkofyouwithsuchaprospect."

           Willagainfearedthathehadgonetoofar;butthemeaningweattachtowordsdependsonourfeeling,andhistoneofangryregrethadsomuchkindnessinitforDorothea’sheart,whichhadalwaysbeengivingoutardorandhadneverbeenfedwithmuchfromthelivingbeingsaroundher,thatshefeltanewsenseofgratitudeandansweredwithagentlesmile

           "Itisverygoodofyoutobeanxiousaboutme.ItisbecauseyoudidnotlikeLowickyourself:youhadsetyourheartonanotherkindoflife.ButLowickismychosenhome."

           Thelastsentencewasspokenwithanalmostsolemncadence,andWilldidnotknowwhattosay,sinceitwouldnotbeusefulforhimtoembraceherslippers,andtellherthathewoulddieforher:itwasclearthatsherequirednothingofthesort;andtheywerebothsilentforamomentortwo,whenDorotheabeganagainwithanairofsayingatlastwhathadbeeninhermindbeforehand.

           "Iwantedtoaskyouagainaboutsomethingyousaidtheotherday.

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