Chapter 27

           

           LetthehighMusechantlovesOlympian:Wearebutmortals,andmustsingofman.

           Aneminentphilosopheramongmyfriends,whocandignifyevenyouruglyfurniturebyliftingitintotheserenelightofscience,hasshownmethispregnantlittlefact.Yourpier-glassorextensivesurfaceofpolishedsteelmadetoberubbedbyahousemaid,willbeminutelyandmultitudinouslyscratchedinalldirections;butplacenowagainstitalightedcandleasacentreofillumination,andlo!thescratcheswillseemtoarrangethemselvesinafineseriesofconcentriccirclesroundthatlittlesun.Itisdemonstrablethatthescratchesaregoingeverywhereimpartiallyanditisonlyyourcandlewhichproducestheflatteringillusionofaconcentricarrangement,itslightfallingwithanexclusiveopticalselection.Thesethingsareaparable.Thescratchesareevents,andthecandleistheegoismofanypersonnowabsentofMissVincy,forexample.RosamondhadaProvidenceofherownwhohadkindlymadehermorecharmingthanothergirls,andwhoseemedtohavearrangedFred’sillnessandMr.Wrench’smistakeinordertobringherandLydgatewithineffectiveproximity.ItwouldhavebeentocontravenethesearrangementsifRosamondhadconsentedtogoawaytoStoneCourtorelsewhere,asherparentswishedhertodo,especiallysinceMr.Lydgatethoughttheprecautionneedless.

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