Мидлмарч

Chapter 35

           Thewitofafamilyisusuallybestreceivedamongstrangers.

           "Why,TrumbullhimselfisprettysureoffivehundredTHATyoumaydependIshouldn’twonderifmybrotherpromisedhim,"saidSolomon,musingaloudwithhissisters,theeveningbeforethefuneral.

           "Dear,dear!"saidpoorsisterMartha,whoseimaginationofhundredshadbeenhabituallynarrowedtotheamountofherunpaidrent.

           Butinthemorningalltheordinarycurrentsofconjectureweredisturbedbythepresenceofastrangemournerwhohadplashedamongthemasiffromthemoon.ThiswasthestrangerdescribedbyMrs.Cadwalladerasfrog-faced:amanperhapsabouttwoorthreeandthirty,whoseprominenteyes,thin-lipped,downward-curvedmouth,andhairsleeklybrushedawayfromaforeheadthatsanksuddenlyabovetheridgeoftheeyebrows,certainlygavehisfaceabatrachianunchangeablenessofexpression.Here,clearly,wasanewlegatee;elsewhywashebiddenasamourner?Herewerenewpossibilities,raisinganewuncertainty,whichalmostcheckedremarkinthemourning-coaches.Weareallhumiliatedbythesuddendiscoveryofafactwhichhasexistedverycomfortablyandperhapsbeenstaringatusinprivatewhilewehavebeenmakingupourworldentirelywithoutit.NoonehadseenthisquestionablestrangerbeforeexceptMaryGarth,andsheknewnothingmoreofhimthanthathehadtwicebeentoStoneCourtwhenMr.Featherstonewasdown-stairs,andhadsatalonewithhimforseveralhours.

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