Мидлмарч

Chapter 26

           Wrenchdidnotneglectsendingtheusualwhiteparcels,whichthistimehadblackanddrasticcontents.TheireffectwasnotalleviatingtopoorFred,who,however,unwillingashesaidtobelievethathewas"inforanillness,"roseathisusualeasyhourthenextmorningandwentdown-stairsmeaningtobreakfast,butsucceededinnothingbutinsittingandshiveringbythefire.Mr.Wrenchwasagainsentfor,butwasgoneonhisrounds,andMrs.Vincyseeingherdarling’schangedlooksandgeneralmisery,begantocryandsaidshewouldsendforDr.Sprague.

           "Oh,nonsense,mother!It’snothing,"saidFred,puttingouthishotdryhandtoher,"Ishallsoonbeallright.Imusthavetakencoldinthatnastydampride."

           "Mamma!"saidRosamond,whowasseatednearthewindow(thedining-roomwindowslookedonthathighlyrespectablestreetcalledLowickGate),"thereisMr.Lydgate,stoppingtospeaktosomeone.IfIwereyouIwouldcallhimin.HehascuredEllenBulstrode.Theysayhecureseveryone."

           Mrs.Vincysprangtothewindowandopeneditinaninstant,thinkingonlyofFredandnotofmedicaletiquette.Lydgatewasonlytwoyardsoffontheothersideofsomeironpalisading,andturnedroundatthesuddensoundofthesash,beforeshecalledtohim.Intwominuteshewasintheroom,andRosamondwentout,afterwaitingjustlongenoughtoshowaprettyanxietyconflictingwithhersenseofwhatwasbecoming.

           LydgatehadtohearanarrativeinwhichMrs.

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