Мидлмарч

Chapter 37

           Hackbutt,whosefluentspeechwasatthattimefloatingmorewidelythanusual,andleavingmuchuncertaintyastoitsultimatechannel,washeardtosayinMr.Hawley’sofficethatthearticleinquestion"emanated"fromBrookeofTipton,andthatBrookehadsecretlyboughtthe"Pioneer"somemonthsago.

           "Thatmeansmischief,eh?"saidMr.Hawley."He’sgotthefreakofbeingapopularmannow,afterdanglingaboutlikeastraytortoise.Somuchtheworseforhim.I’vehadmyeyeonhimforsometime.Heshallbeprettilypumpedupon.He’sadamnedbadlandlord.Whatbusinesshasanoldcountymantocomecurryingfavorwithalowsetofdark-bluefreemen?Astohispaper,Ionlyhopehemaydothewritinghimself.Itwouldbeworthourpayingfor."

           "Iunderstandhehasgotaverybrilliantyoungfellowtoeditit,whocanwritethehigheststyleofleadingarticle,quiteequaltoanythingintheLondonpapers.AndhemeanstotakeveryhighgroundonReform."

           "LetBrookereformhisrent-roll.He’sacursedoldscrew,andthebuildingsalloverhisestatearegoingtorack.IsupposethisyoungfellowissomeloosefishfromLondon."

           "HisnameisLadislaw.Heissaidtobeofforeignextraction."

           "Iknowthesort,"saidMr.Hawley;"someemissary.He’llbeginwithflourishingabouttheRightsofManandendwithmurderingawench.That’sthestyle.

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