Мидлмарч

Chapter 40

           Garth,withatouchofrebukeinhertone."Icouldunderstandyourobjectiontoitifyouhadnotknowledgeenough,Mary,orifyoudislikedchildren."

           "Isupposeweneverquiteunderstandwhyanotherdislikeswhatwelike,mother,"saidMary,rathercurtly."Iamnotfondofaschoolroom:Iliketheoutsideworldbetter.Itisaveryinconvenientfaultofmine."

           "Itmustbeverystupidtobealwaysinagirls’school,"saidAlfred."Suchasetofnincompoops,likeMrs.Ballard’spupilswalkingtwoandtwo."

           "Andtheyhavenogamesworthplayingat,"saidJim."Theycanneitherthrownorleap.Idon’twonderatMary’snotlikingit."

           "WhatisthatMarydoesn’tlike,eh?"saidthefather,lookingoverhisspectaclesandpausingbeforeheopenedhisnextletter.

           "Beingamongalotofnincompoopgirls,"saidAlfred.

           "Isitthesituationyouhadheardof,Mary?"saidCaleb,gently,lookingathisdaughter.

           "Yes,father:theschoolatYork.Ihavedeterminedtotakeit.Itisquitethebest.Thirty-fivepoundsa-year,andextrapayforteachingthesmalleststrummersatthepiano."

           "Poorchild!Iwishshecouldstayathomewithus,Susan,"saidCaleb,lookingplaintivelyathiswife.

           "Marywouldnotbehappywithoutdoingherduty,"saidMrs.Garth,magisterially,consciousofhavingdoneherown.

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