Chapter 38

           "C’estbeaucoupquelejugementdeshommessurlesactionshumaines;totoutardildevientefficace."—GUIZOT.

           SirJamesChettamcouldnotlookwithanysatisfactiononMr.Brooke’snewcourses;butitwaseasiertoobjectthantohinder.SirJamesaccountedforhishavingcomeinaloneonedaytolunchwiththeCadwalladersbysaying—

           "Ican’ttalktoyouasIwant,beforeCelia:itmighthurther.Indeed,itwouldnotberight."

           "Iknowwhatyoumean—the‘Pioneer’attheGrange!"dartedinMrs.Cadwallader,almostbeforethelastwordwasoffherfriend’stongue."Itisfrightful—thistakingtobuyingwhistlesandblowingthemineverybody’shearing.Lyinginbedalldayandplayingatdominoes,likepoorLordPlessy,wouldbemoreprivateandbearable."

           "IseetheyarebeginningtoattackourfriendBrookeinthe‘Trumpet,’"saidtheRector,loungingbackandsmilingeasily,ashewouldhavedoneifhehadbeenattackedhimself."TherearetremendoussarcasmsagainstalandlordnotahundredmilesfromMiddlemarch,whoreceiveshisownrents,andmakesnoreturns."

           "IdowishBrookewouldleavethatoff,"saidSirJames,withhislittlefrownofannoyance.

           "Ishereallygoingtobeputinnomination,though?"saidMr.Cadwallader.