Мидлмарч

Chapter 31

           "Andatleastyougothroughwidecorridorsandhavethescentofrose-leaveseverywhere."

           "Thatistrue,MademoiselledeMontmorenci,"saidLydgate,justbendinghisheadtothetableandliftingwithhisfourthfingerherdelicatehandkerchiefwhichlayatthemouthofherreticule,asiftoenjoyitsscent,whilehelookedatherwithasmile.

           ButthisagreeableholidayfreedomwithwhichLydgatehoveredabouttheflowerofMiddlemarch,couldnotcontinueindefinitely.Itwasnotmorepossibletofindsocialisolationinthattownthanelsewhere,andtwopeoplepersistentlyflirtingcouldbynomeansescapefrom"thevariousentanglements,weights,blows,clashings,motions,bywhichthingsseverallygoon."WhateverMissVincydidmustberemarked,andshewasperhapsthemoreconspicuoustoadmirersandcriticsbecausejustnowMrs.Vincy,aftersomestruggle,hadgonewithFredtostayalittlewhileatStoneCourt,therebeingnootherwayofatoncegratifyingoldFeatherstoneandkeepingwatchagainstMaryGarth,whoappearedalesstolerabledaughter-in-lawinproportionasFred’sillnessdisappeared.

           AuntBulstrode,forexample,camealittleoftenerintoLowickGatetoseeRosamond,nowshewasalone.ForMrs.Bulstrodehadatruesisterlyfeelingforherbrother;alwaysthinkingthathemighthavemarriedbetter,butwishingwelltothechildren.NowMrs.Bulstrodehadalong-standingintimacywithMrs.Plymdale.

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