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Chapter 42

           Casaubon!Thissufferingwasthehardertobearbecauseitseemedlikeabetrayal:theyoungcreaturewhohadworshippedhimwithperfecttrusthadquicklyturnedintothecriticalwife;andearlyinstancesofcriticismandresentmenthadmadeanimpressionwhichnotendernessandsubmissionafterwardscouldremove.TohissuspiciousinterpretationDorothea’ssilencenowwasasuppressedrebellion;aremarkfromherwhichhehadnotinanywayanticipatedwasanassertionofconscioussuperiority;hergentleanswershadanirritatingcautiousnessinthem;andwhensheacquiesceditwasaself-approvedeffortofforbearance.Thetenacitywithwhichhestrovetohidethisinwarddramamadeitthemorevividforhim;aswehearwiththemorekeennesswhatwewishothersnottohear.

           InsteadofwonderingatthisresultofmiseryinMr.Casaubon,Ithinkitquiteordinary.Willnotatinyspeckveryclosetoourvisionblotoutthegloryoftheworld,andleaveonlyamarginbywhichweseetheblot?Iknownospecksotroublesomeasself.Andwho,ifMr.Casaubonhadchosentoexpoundhisdiscontentshissuspicionsthathewasnotanylongeradoredwithoutcriticismcouldhavedeniedthattheywerefoundedongoodreasons?Onthecontrary,therewasastrongreasontobeadded,whichhehadnothimselftakenexplicitlyintoaccountnamely,thathewasnotunmixedlyadorable.

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