Мидлмарч

Chapter 25

           "

           "IshouldbeashamedtosaythatIlovedamanwhomustalwaysbehangingonothers,andreckoningonwhattheywoulddoforhim.Whatwillyoubewhenyouareforty?LikeMr.Bowyer,Isuppose—justasidle,livinginMrs.Beck’sfrontparlor—fatandshabby,hopingsomebodywillinviteyoutodinner—spendingyourmorninginlearningacomicsong—ohno!learningatuneontheflute."

           Mary’slipshadbeguntocurlwithasmileassoonasshehadaskedthatquestionaboutFred’sfuture(youngsoulsaremobile),andbeforesheended,herfacehaditsfullilluminationoffun.TohimitwaslikethecessationofanachethatMarycouldlaughathim,andwithapassivesortofsmilehetriedtoreachherhand;butsheslippedawayquicklytowardsthedoorandsaid,"Ishalltelluncle.YouMUSTseehimforamomentortwo."

           FredsecretlyfeltthathisfuturewasguaranteedagainstthefulfilmentofMary’ssarcasticprophecies,apartfromthat"anything"whichhewasreadytodoifshewoulddefineitHeneverdaredinMary’spresencetoapproachthesubjectofhisexpectationsfromMr.Featherstone,andshealwaysignoredthem,asifeverythingdependedonhimself.Butifeverheactuallycameintotheproperty,shemustrecognizethechangeinhisposition.Allthispassedthroughhismindsomewhatlanguidly,beforehewentuptoseehisuncle.Hestayedbutalittlewhile,excusinghimselfonthegroundthathehadacold;andMarydidnotreappearbeforeheleftthehouse.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 394 из 1302