Мидлмарч

Chapter 23

           Accordingly,hetookthepaperandloweredhisspectacles,measuredthespaceathiscommand,reachedhispenandexaminedit,dippeditintheinkandexamineditagain,thenpushedthepaperalittlewayfromhim,lifteduphisspectaclesagain,showedadeepeneddepressionintheouterangleofhisbushyeyebrows,whichgavehisfaceapeculiarmildness(pardonthesedetailsforonceyouwouldhavelearnedtolovethemifyouhadknownCalebGarth),andsaidinacomfortabletone

           "Itwasamisfortune,eh,thatbreakingthehorse’sknees?Andthen,theseexchanges,theydon’tanswerwhenyouhave’cutejockeystodealwith.You’llbewiseranothertime,myboy."

           WhereuponCalebdrewdownhisspectacles,andproceededtowritehissignaturewiththecarewhichhealwaysgavetothatperformance;forwhateverhedidinthewayofbusinesshedidwell.Hecontemplatedthelargewell-proportionedlettersandfinalflourish,withhisheadatrifleononesideforaninstant,thenhandedittoFred,said"Good-by,"andreturnedforthwithtohisabsorptioninaplanforSirJamesChettam’snewfarm-buildings.

           Eitherbecausehisinterestinthisworkthrusttheincidentofthesignaturefromhismemory,orforsomereasonofwhichCalebwasmoreconscious,Mrs.Garthremainedignorantoftheaffair.

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