Мидлмарч

Chapter 44

           Imean,"shesaid,afteramoment’shesitation,"thatthepeopleinourvillagearetolerablycomfortable,andmymindhasbeentoomuchtakenupformetoinquirefurther.ButhereinsuchaplaceasMiddlemarchtheremustbeagreatdealtobedone."

           "Thereiseverythingtobedone,"saidLydgate,withabruptenergy."AndthisHospitalisacapitalpieceofwork,dueentirelytoMr.Bulstrode’sexertions,andinagreatdegreetohismoney.Butonemancan’tdoeverythinginaschemeofthissort.Ofcoursehelookedforwardtohelp.Andnowthere’samean,pettyfeudsetupagainstthethinginthetown,bycertainpersonswhowanttomakeitafailure."

           "Whatcanbetheirreasons?"saidDorothea,withnaivesurprise.

           "ChieflyMr.Bulstrode’sunpopularity,tobeginwith.Halfthetownwouldalmosttaketroubleforthesakeofthwartinghim.Inthisstupidworldmostpeopleneverconsiderthatathingisgoodtobedoneunlessitisdonebytheirownset.IhadnoconnectionwithBulstrodebeforeIcamehere.Ilookathimquiteimpartially,andIseethathehassomenotionsthathehassetthingsonfootwhichIcanturntogoodpublicpurpose.Ifafairnumberofthebettereducatedmenwenttoworkwiththebeliefthattheirobservationsmightcontributetothereformofmedicaldoctrineandpractice,weshouldsoonseeachangeforthebetter.That’smypointofview.IholdthatbyrefusingtoworkwithMr.

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