Мидлмарч

Chapter 45

           Mawmsey,animportantgrocerintheTopMarket,who,thoughnotoneofhispatients,questionedhiminanaffablemanneronthesubject,hewasinjudiciousenoughtogiveahastypopularexplanationofhisreasons,pointingouttoMr.Mawmseythatitmustlowerthecharacterofpractitioners,andbeaconstantinjurytothepublic,iftheironlymodeofgettingpaidfortheirworkwasbytheirmakingoutlongbillsfordraughts,boluses,andmixtures.

           "Itisinthatwaythathard-workingmedicalmenmaycometobealmostasmischievousasquacks,"saidLydgate,ratherthoughtlessly."Togettheirownbreadtheymustoverdosetheking’slieges;andthat’sabadsortoftreason,Mr.Mawmseyunderminestheconstitutioninafatalway."

           Mr.Mawmseywasnotonlyanoverseer(itwasaboutaquestionofoutdoorpaythathewashavinganinterviewwithLydgate),hewasalsoasthmaticandhadanincreasingfamily:thus,fromamedicalpointofview,aswellasfromhisown,hewasanimportantman;indeed,anexceptionalgrocer,whosehairwasarrangedinaflame-likepyramid,andwhoseretaildeferencewasofthecordial,encouragingkindjocoselycomplimentary,andwithacertainconsiderateabstinencefromlettingoutthefullforceofhismind.ItwasMr.Mawmsey’sfriendlyjocosenessinquestioninghimwhichhadsetthetoneofLydgate’sreply.Butletthewisebewarnedagainsttoogreatreadinessatexplanation:itmultipliesthesourcesofmistake,lengtheningthesumforreckonerssuretogowrong.

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