Мидлмарч

Chapter 39

           Dagley;butnothingwaseasierinthosetimesthanforanhereditaryfarmerofhisgradetobeignorant,inspitesomehowofhavingarectorinthetwinparishwhowasagentlemantothebackbone,acuratenearerathandwhopreachedmorelearnedlythantherector,alandlordwhohadgoneintoeverything,especiallyfineartandsocialimprovement,andallthelightsofMiddlemarchonlythreemilesoff.Astothefacilitywithwhichmortalsescapeknowledge,tryanaverageacquaintanceintheintellectualblazeofLondon,andconsiderwhatthateligiblepersonforadinner-partywouldhavebeenifhehadlearnedscantskillin"summing"fromtheparish-clerkofTipton,andreadachapterintheBiblewithimmensedifficulty,becausesuchnamesasIsaiahorApollosremainedunmanageableaftertwicespelling.PoorDagleyreadafewversessometimesonaSundayevening,andtheworldwasatleastnotdarkertohimthanithadbeenbefore.Somethingsheknewthoroughly,namely,theslovenlyhabitsoffarming,andtheawkwardnessofweather,stockandcrops,atFreeman’sEndsocalledapparentlybywayofsarcasm,toimplythatamanwasfreetoquititifhechose,butthattherewasnoearthly"beyond"opentohim.

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