Мидлмарч

Chapter 24

           Shehadbeenmagnanimousenoughtorenounceallprideinteapotsorchildren’sfrilling,andhadneverpouredanypatheticconfidencesintotheearsofherfeminineneighborsconcerningMr.Garth’swantofprudenceandthesumshemighthavehadifhehadbeenlikeothermen.Hencethesefairneighborsthoughthereitherproudoreccentric,andsometimesspokeofhertotheirhusbandsas"yourfineMrs.Garth."Shewasnotwithouthercriticismoftheminreturn,beingmoreaccuratelyinstructedthanmostmatronsinMiddlemarch,andwhereistheblamelesswoman?apttobealittleseveretowardsherownsex,whichinheropinionwasframedtobeentirelysubordinate.Ontheotherhand,shewasdisproportionatelyindulgenttowardsthefailingsofmen,andwasoftenheardtosaythatthesewerenatural.Also,itmustbeadmittedthatMrs.Garthwasatrifletooemphaticinherresistancetowhatsheheldtobefollies:thepassagefromgovernessintohousewifehadwroughtitselfalittletoostronglyintoherconsciousness,andsherarelyforgotthatwhilehergrammarandaccentwereabovethetownstandard,sheworeaplaincap,cookedthefamilydinner,anddarnedallthestockings.Shehadsometimestakenpupilsinaperipateticfashion,makingthemfollowheraboutinthekitchenwiththeirbookorslate.

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