Мидлмарч

Chapter 31

           Whereyoufrequentahouseitmaymilitateverymuchagainstagirl’smakingadesirablesettlementinlife,andpreventherfromacceptingofferseveniftheyaremade."

           LydgatewaslessflatteredbyhisadvantageovertheMiddlemarchOrlandosthanhewasannoyedbytheperceptionofMrs.Bulstrode’smeaning.Shefeltthatshehadspokenasimpressivelyasitwasnecessarytodo,andthatinusingthesuperiorword"militate"shehadthrownanobledraperyoveramassofparticularswhichwerestillevidentenough.

           Lydgatewasfumingalittle,pushedhishairbackwithonehand,feltcuriouslyinhiswaistcoat-pocketwiththeother,andthenstoopedtobeckonthetinyblackspaniel,whichhadtheinsighttodeclinehishollowcaresses.Itwouldnothavebeendecenttogoaway,becausehehadbeendiningwithotherguests,andhadjusttakentea.ButMrs.Bulstrode,havingnodoubtthatshehadbeenunderstood,turnedtheconversation.

           Solomon’sProverbs,Ithink,haveomittedtosay,thatasthesorepalatefindethgrit,soanuneasyconsciousnesshearethinnuendoes.ThenextdayMr.Farebrother,partingfromLydgateinthestreet,supposedthattheyshouldmeetatVincy’sintheevening.Lydgateansweredcurtly,nohehadworktodohemustgiveupgoingoutintheevening.

           "What!youaregoingtogetlashedtothemast,eh,andarestoppingyourears?"saidtheVicar."Well,ifyoudon’tmeantobewonbythesirens,youarerighttotakeprecautionsintime.

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