Мидлмарч

Chapter 27

           Nedwassatisfiedthathehadtheverybestthinginartandliteratureasamediumfor"payingaddresses"theverythingtopleaseanicegirl.Hehadalsoreasons,deepratherthanostensible,forbeingsatisfiedwithhisownappearance.Tosuperficialobservershischinhadtoovanishinganaspect,lookingasifitwerebeinggraduallyreabsorbed.Anditdidindeedcausehimsomedifficultyaboutthefitofhissatinstocks,forwhichchinswereatthattimeuseful.

           "IthinktheHonorableMrs.S.issomethinglikeyou,"saidMr.Ned.Hekeptthebookopenatthebewitchingportrait,andlookedatitratherlanguishingly.

           "Herbackisverylarge;sheseemstohavesatforthat,"saidRosamond,notmeaninganysatire,butthinkinghowredyoungPlymdale’shandswere,andwonderingwhyLydgatedidnotcome.Shewentonwithhertattingallthewhile.

           "Ididnotsayshewasasbeautifulasyouare,"saidMr.Ned,venturingtolookfromtheportraittoitsrival.

           "Isuspectyouofbeinganadroitflatterer,"saidRosamond,feelingsurethatsheshouldhavetorejectthisyounggentlemanasecondtime.

           ButnowLydgatecamein;thebookwasclosedbeforehereachedRosamond’scorner,andashetookhisseatwitheasyconfidenceontheothersideofher,youngPlymdale’sjawfelllikeabarometertowardsthecheerlesssideofchange.RosamondenjoyednotonlyLydgate’spresencebutitseffect:shelikedtoexcitejealousy.

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