Мидлмарч

Chapter 42

           Ifyoucantellmethatmylifeisnotthreatenedbyanythingelsethanordinarycasualties,Ishallrejoice,ongroundswhichIhavealreadyindicated.Ifnot,knowledgeofthetruthisevenmoreimportanttome."

           "ThenIcannolongerhesitateastomycourse,"saidLydgate;"butthefirstthingImustimpressonyouisthatmyconclusionsaredoublyuncertainuncertainnotonlybecauseofmyfallibility,butbecausediseasesoftheheartareeminentlydifficulttofoundpredictionson.Inanyease,onecanhardlyincreaseappreciablythetremendousuncertaintyoflife."

           Mr.Casaubonwincedperceptibly,butbowed.

           "Ibelievethatyouaresufferingfromwhatiscalledfattydegenerationoftheheart,adiseasewhichwasfirstdivinedandexploredbyLaennec,themanwhogaveusthestethoscope,notsoverymanyyearsago.Agooddealofexperienceamorelengthenedobservationiswantingonthesubject.Butafterwhatyouhavesaid,itismydutytotellyouthatdeathfromthisdiseaseisoftensudden.Atthesametime,nosuchresultcanbepredicted.Yourconditionmaybeconsistentwithatolerablycomfortablelifeforanotherfifteenyears,orevenmore.Icouldaddnoinformationtothisbeyondanatomicalormedicaldetails,whichwouldleaveexpectationatpreciselythesamepoint."Lydgate’sinstinctwasfineenoughtotellhimthatplainspeech,quitefreefromostentatiouscaution,wouldbefeltbyMr.Casaubonasatributeofrespect.

           "Ithankyou,Mr.

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