Мидлмарч

Chapter 3

           

           "Oh,why?"saidSirJames,astheywalkedforward.

           "Ibelieveallthepettingthatisgiventhemdoesnotmakethemhappy.Theyaretoohelpless:theirlivesaretoofrail.Aweaseloramousethatgetsitsownlivingismoreinteresting.Iliketothinkthattheanimalsaboutushavesoulssomethinglikeourown,andeithercarryontheirownlittleaffairsorcanbecompanionstous,likeMonkhere.Thosecreaturesareparasitic."

           "IamsogladIknowthatyoudonotlikethem,"saidgoodSirJames."Ishouldneverkeepthemformyself,butladiesusuallyarefondoftheseMaltesedogs.Here,John,takethisdog,willyou?"

           Theobjectionablepuppy,whosenoseandeyeswereequallyblackandexpressive,wasthusgotridof,sinceMissBrookedecidedthatithadbetternothavebeenborn.Butshefeltitnecessarytoexplain.

           "YoumustnotjudgeofCelia’sfeelingfrommine.Ithinkshelikesthesesmallpets.Shehadatinyterrieronce,whichshewasveryfondof.Itmademeunhappy,becauseIwasafraidoftreadingonit.Iamrathershort-sighted."

           "Youhaveyourownopinionabouteverything,MissBrooke,anditisalwaysagoodopinion."

           Whatanswerwaspossibletosuchstupidcomplimenting?

           "Doyouknow,Ienvyyouthat,"SirJamessaid,astheycontinuedwalkingattheratherbriskpacesetbyDorothea.

           "Idon’tquiteunderstandwhatyoumean.

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