Мидлмарч

Chapter 30

           "Ithinkitisone’sfunctionasamedicalmantohinderregretsofthatsortasfaraspossible.ButIbegyoutoobservethatMr.Casaubon’scaseispreciselyofthekindinwhichtheissueismostdifficulttopronounceupon.Hemaypossiblyliveforfifteenyearsormore,withoutmuchworsehealththanhehashadhitherto."

           Dorotheahadturnedverypale,andwhenLydgatepausedshesaidinalowvoice,"Youmeanifweareverycareful."

           "Yescarefulagainstmentalagitationofallkinds,andagainstexcessiveapplication."

           "Hewouldbemiserable,ifhehadtogiveuphiswork,"saidDorothea,withaquickprevisionofthatwretchedness.

           "Iamawareofthat.Theonlycourseistotrybyallmeans,directandindirect,tomoderateandvaryhisoccupations.Withahappyconcurrenceofcircumstances,thereis,asIsaid,noimmediatedangerfromthataffectionoftheheart,whichIbelievetohavebeenthecauseofhislateattack.Ontheotherhand,itispossiblethatthediseasemaydevelopitselfmorerapidly:itisoneofthoseeasesinwhichdeathissometimessudden.Nothingshouldbeneglectedwhichmightbeaffectedbysuchanissue."

           Therewassilenceforafewmoments,whileDorotheasatasifshehadbeenturnedtomarble,thoughthelifewithinherwassointensethathermindhadneverbeforesweptinbrieftimeoveranequalrangeofscenesandmotives.

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