Мидлмарч

Chapter 36

           Vincywouldadvancemoneytoprovidefurniture-;andthough,sinceitwouldnotbenecessarytopayforeverythingatonce,somebillswouldbeleftstandingover,hedidnotwastetimeinconjecturinghowmuchhisfather-in-lawwouldgiveintheformofdowry,tomakepaymenteasy.Hewasnotgoingtodoanythingextravagant,buttherequisitethingsmustbebought,anditwouldbebadeconomytobuythemofapoorquality.Allthesematterswerebythebye.Lydgateforesawthatscienceandhisprofessionweretheobjectsheshouldalonepursueenthusiastically;buthecouldnotimaginehimselfpursuingtheminsuchahomeasWrenchhadthedoorsallopen,theoil-clothworn,thechildreninsoiledpinafores,andlunchlingeringintheformofbones,black-handledknives,andwillow-pattern.ButWrenchhadawretchedlymphaticwifewhomadeamummyofherselfindoorsinalargeshawl;andhemusthavealtogetherbegunwithanill-chosendomesticapparatus.

           Rosamond,however,wasonhersidemuchoccupiedwithconjectures,thoughherquickimitativeperceptionwarnedheragainstbetrayingthemtoocrudely.

           "Ishalllikesomuchtoknowyourfamily,"shesaidoneday,whentheweddingjourneywasbeingdiscussed."Wemightperhapstakeadirectionthatwouldallowustoseethemaswereturned.Whichofyourunclesdoyoulikebest?"

           "OhmyuncleGodwin,Ithink.Heisagood-naturedoldfellow.

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