Мидлмарч

Chapter 37

           Whatawrong,tocutoffthegirlfromthefamilyprotectionandinheritanceonlybecauseshehadchosenamanwhowaspoor!Dorothea,earlytroublingherelderswithquestionsaboutthefactsaroundher,hadwroughtherselfintosomeindependentclearnessastothehistorical,politicalreasonswhyeldestsonshadsuperiorrights,andwhylandshouldbeentailed:thosereasons,impressingherwithacertainawe,mightbeweightierthansheknew,butherewasaquestionoftieswhichleftthemuninfringed.Herewasadaughterwhosechild—evenaccordingtotheordinaryapingofaristocraticinstitutionsbypeoplewhoarenomorearistocraticthanretiredgrocers,andwhohavenomorelandto"keeptogether"thanalawnandapaddock—wouldhaveapriorclaim.Wasinheritanceaquestionoflikingorofresponsibility?AlltheenergyofDorothea’snaturewentonthesideofresponsibility—thefulfilmentofclaimsfoundedonourowndeeds,suchasmarriageandparentage.

           Itwastrue,shesaidtoherself,thatMr.CasaubonhadadebttotheLadislaws—thathehadtopaybackwhattheLadislawshadbeenwrongedof.Andnowshebegantothinkofherhusband’swill,whichhadbeenmadeatthetimeoftheirmarriage,leavingthebulkofhispropertytoher,withprovisoincaseofherhavingchildren.Thatoughttobealtered;andnotimeoughttobelost.ThisveryquestionwhichhadjustarisenaboutWillLadislaw’soccupation,wastheoccasionforplacingthingsonanew,rightfooting.

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