Мидлмарч

Chapter 37

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           "Youmustconcedethatthereareabuses,Hawley,"saidMr.Hackbutt,foreseeingsomepoliticaldisagreementwithhisfamilylawyer."Imyselfshouldneverfavorimmoderateviews—infactItakemystandwithHuskisson—butIcannotblindmyselftotheconsiderationthatthenon-representationoflargetowns—"

           "Largetownsbedamned!"saidMr.Hawley,impatientofexposition."IknowalittletoomuchaboutMiddlemarchelections.Let’emquasheverypocketboroughto-morrow,andbringineverymushroomtowninthekingdom—they’llonlyincreasetheexpenseofgettingintoParliament.Igouponfacts."

           Mr.Hawley’sdisgustatthenotionofthe"Pioneer"beingeditedbyanemissary,andofBrookebecomingactivelypolitical—asifatortoiseofdesultorypursuitsshouldprotrudeitssmallheadambitiouslyandbecomerampant—washardlyequaltotheannoyancefeltbysomemembersofMr.Brooke’sownfamily.Theresulthadoozedforthgradually,likethediscoverythatyourneighborhassetupanunpleasantkindofmanufacturewhichwillbepermanentlyunderyournostrilswithoutlegalremedy.The"Pioneer"hadbeensecretlyboughtevenbeforeWillLadislaw’sarrival,theexpectedopportunityhavingoffereditselfinthereadinessoftheproprietortopartwithavaluablepropertywhichdidnotpay;andintheintervalsinceMr.

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