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Chapter 42

           

           Againstcertainfactshewashelpless:againstWillLadislaw’sexistencehisdefiantstayintheneighborhoodofLowick,andhisflippantstateofmindwithregardtothepossessorsofauthentic,well-stampederudition:againstDorothea’snature,alwaystakingonsomenewshapeofardentactivity,andeveninsubmissionandsilencecoveringfervidreasonswhichitwasanirritationtothinkof:againstcertainnotionsandlikingswhichhadtakenpossessionofhermindinrelationtosubjectsthathecouldnotpossiblydiscusswithher."TherewasnodenyingthatDorotheawasasvirtuousandlovelyayoungladyashecouldhaveobtainedforawife;butayoungladyturnedouttobesomethingmoretroublesomethanhehadconceived.Shenursedhim,shereadtohim,sheanticipatedhiswants,andwassolicitousabouthisfeelings;buttherehadenteredintothehusband’smindthecertaintythatshejudgedhim,andthatherwifelydevotednesswaslikeapenitentialexpiationofunbelievingthoughtswasaccompaniedwithapowerofcomparisonbywhichhimselfandhisdoingswereseentooluminouslyasapartofthingsingeneral.Hisdiscontentpassedvapor-likethroughallhergentlelovingmanifestations,andclungtothatinappreciativeworldwhichshehadonlybroughtnearertohim.

           PoorMr.

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