Мидлмарч

Chapter 43

           Bythepresentaudienceoftwopersons,nodramaticheroinecouldhavebeenexpectedwithmoreinterestthanMrs.Casaubon.ToRosamondshewasoneofthosecountydivinitiesnotmixingwithMiddlemarchmortality,whoseslightestmarksofmannerorappearancewereworthyofherstudy;moreover,RosamondwasnotwithoutsatisfactionthatMrs.CasaubonshouldhaveanopportunityofstudyingHER.Whatistheuseofbeingexquisiteifyouarenotseenbythebestjudges?andsinceRosamondhadreceivedthehighestcomplimentsatSirGodwinLydgate’s,shefeltquiteconfidentoftheimpressionshemustmakeonpeopleofgoodbirth.Dorotheaputoutherhandwithherusualsimplekindness,andlookedadmiringlyatLydgate’slovelybrideawarethattherewasagentlemanstandingatadistance,butseeinghimmerelyasacoatedfigureatawideangle.Thegentlemanwastoomuchoccupiedwiththepresenceoftheonewomantoreflectonthecontrastbetweenthetwoacontrastthatwouldcertainlyhavebeenstrikingtoacalmobserver.Theywerebothtall,andtheireyeswereonalevel;butimagineRosamond’sinfantineblondnessandwondrouscrownofhair-plaits,withherpale-bluedressofafitandfashionsoperfectthatnodressmakercouldlookatitwithoutemotion,alargeembroideredcollarwhichitwastobehopedallbeholderswouldknowthepriceof,hersmallhandsdulysetoffwithrings,andthatcontrolledself-consciousnessofmannerwhichistheexpensivesubstituteforsimplicity.

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