Мидлмарч

Chapter 34

           Butthatisreallyagoodlookingwoman,andthefairyoungmanmustbeherson.Whoarethey,SirJames,doyouknow?"

           "IseeVincy,theMayorofMiddlemarch;theyareprobablyhiswifeandson,"saidSirJames,lookinginterrogativelyatMr.Brooke,whonoddedandsaid

           "Yes,averydecentfamilyaverygoodfellowisVincy;acredittothemanufacturinginterest.Youhaveseenhimatmyhouse,youknow."

           "Ah,yes:oneofyoursecretcommittee,"saidMrs.Cadwallader,provokingly.

           "Acoursingfellow,though,"saidSirJames,withafox-hunter’sdisgust.

           "AndoneofthosewhosuckthelifeoutofthewretchedhandloomweaversinTiptonandFreshitt.Thatishowhisfamilylooksofairandsleek,"saidMrs.Cadwallader."Thosedark,purple-facedpeopleareanexcellentfoil.Dearme,theyarelikeasetofjugs!DolookatHumphrey:onemightfancyhimanuglyarchangeltoweringabovetheminhiswhitesurplice."

           "It’sasolemnthing,though,afuneral,"saidMr.Brooke,"ifyoutakeitinthatlight,youknow."

           "ButIamnottakingitinthatlight.Ican’twearmysolemnitytoooften,elseitwillgotorags.Itwastimetheoldmandied,andnoneofthesepeoplearesorry."

           "Howpiteous!"saidDorothea."ThisfuneralseemstomethemostdismalthingIeversaw.ItisablotonthemorningIcannotbeartothinkthatanyoneshoulddieandleavenolovebehind.

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