Мидлмарч

Chapter 23

           Infact,tacitexpectationsofwhatwouldbedoneforhimbyuncleFeatherstonedeterminedtheangleatwhichmostpeopleviewedFredVincyinMiddlemarch;andinhisownconsciousness,whatuncleFeatherstonewoulddoforhiminanemergency,orwhathewoulddosimplyasanincorporatedluck,formedalwaysanimmeasurabledepthofaerialperspective.Butthatpresentofbank-notes,oncemade,wasmeasurable,andbeingappliedtotheamountofthedebt,showedadeficitwhichhadstilltobefilledupeitherbyFred’s"judgment"orbyluckinsomeothershape.Forthatlittleepisodeoftheallegedborrowing,inwhichhehadmadehisfathertheagentingettingtheBulstrodecertificate,wasanewreasonagainstgoingtohisfatherformoneytowardsmeetinghisactualdebt.Fredwaskeenenoughtoforeseethatangerwouldconfusedistinctions,andthathisdenialofhavingborrowedexpresslyonthestrengthofhisuncle’swillwouldbetakenasafalsehood.Hehadgonetohisfatherandtoldhimonevexatiousaffair,andhehadleftanotheruntold:insuchcasesthecompleterevelationalwaysproducestheimpressionofapreviousduplicity.NowFredpiquedhimselfonkeepingclearoflies,andevenfibs;heoftenshruggedhisshouldersandmadeasignificantgrimaceatwhathecalledRosamond’sfibs(itisonlybrotherswhocanassociatesuchideaswithalovelygirl);andratherthanincurtheaccusationoffalsehoodhewouldevenincursometroubleandself-restraint.

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