Мидлмарч

Chapter 27

           Rosamond,forherpart,hadneverenjoyedthedayssomuchinherlifebefore:shewassureofbeingadmiredbysomeoneworthcaptivating,andshedidnotdistinguishflirtationfromlove,eitherinherselforinanother.Sheseemedtobesailingwithafairwindjustwhithershewouldgo,andherthoughtsweremuchoccupiedwithahandsomehouseinLowickGatewhichshehopedwouldby-and-bybevacant.Shewasquitedetermined,whenshewasmarried,toridherselfadroitlyofallthevisitorswhowerenotagreeabletoheratherfather’s;andsheimaginedthedrawing-roominherfavoritehousewithvariousstylesoffurniture.

           CertainlyherthoughtsweremuchoccupiedwithLydgatehimself;heseemedtoheralmostperfect:ifhehadknownhisnotessothathisenchantmentunderhermusichadbeenlesslikeanemotionalelephant’s,andifhehadbeenabletodiscriminatebettertherefinementsofhertasteindress,shecouldhardlyhavementionedadeficiencyinhim.HowdifferenthewasfromyoungPlymdaleorMr.CaiusLarcher!ThoseyoungmenhadnotanotionofFrench,andcouldspeakonnosubjectwithstrikingknowledge,exceptperhapsthedyeingandcarryingtrades,whichofcoursetheywereashamedtomention;theywereMiddlemarchgentry,elatedwiththeirsilver-headedwhipsandsatinstocks,butembarrassedintheirmanners,andtimidlyjocose:evenFredwasabovethem,havingatleasttheaccentandmannerofauniversityman.

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