Мидлмарч

Chapter 37

           

           "Dorothea,mylove,thisisnotthefirstoccasion,butitwerewellthatitshouldbethelast,onwhichyouhaveassumedajudgmentonsubjectsbeyondyourscope.Intothequestionhowfarconduct,especiallyinthematterofalliances,constitutesaforfeitureoffamilyclaims,Idonotnowenter.Sufficeit,thatyouarenotherequalifiedtodiscriminate.WhatInowwishyoutounderstandis,thatIacceptnorevision,stilllessdictationwithinthatrangeofaffairswhichIhavedeliberateduponasdistinctlyandproperlymine.ItisnotforyoutointerferebetweenmeandMr.Ladislaw,andstilllesstoencouragecommunicationsfromhimtoyouwhichconstituteacriticismonmyprocedure."

           PoorDorothea,shroudedinthedarkness,wasinatumultofconflictingemotions.Alarmatthepossibleeffectonhimselfofherhusband’sstronglymanifestedanger,wouldhavecheckedanyexpressionofherownresentment,evenifshehadbeenquitefreefromdoubtandcompunctionundertheconsciousnessthattheremightbesomejusticeinhislastinsinuation.Hearinghimbreathequicklyafterhehadspoken,shesatlistening,frightened,wretchedwithadumbinwardcryforhelptobearthisnightmareofalifeinwhicheveryenergywasarrestedbydread.Butnothingelsehappened,exceptthattheybothremainedalongwhilesleepless,withoutspeakingagain.

           Thenextday,Mr.CasaubonreceivedthefollowinganswerfromWillLadislaw:—

           "DEARMR.

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