Мидлмарч

Chapter 45

           "Hehadbeeninwardlyannoyed,however,whenhehadaskedattheInfirmaryaboutthewomanhehadrecommendedtwodaysbefore,tohearfromthehouse-surgeon,ayoungsterwhowasnotsorrytovexMinchinwithimpunity,exactlywhathadoccurred:heprivatelypronouncedthatitwasindecentinageneralpractitionertocontradictaphysician’sdiagnosisinthatopenmanner,andafterwardsagreedwithWrenchthatLydgatewasdisagreeablyinattentivetoetiquette.Lydgatedidnotmaketheaffairagroundforvaluinghimselfor(veryparticularly)despisingMinchin,suchrectificationofmisjudgmentsoftenhappeningamongmenofequalqualifications.Butreporttookupthisamazingcaseoftumor,notclearlydistinguishedfromcancer,andconsideredthemoreawfulforbeingofthewanderingsort;tillmuchprejudiceagainstLydgate’smethodastodrugswasovercomebytheproofofhismarvellousskillinthespeedyrestorationofNancyNashaftershehadbeenrollingandrollinginagoniesfromthepresenceofatumorbothhardandobstinate,butneverthelesscompelledtoyield.

           HowcouldLydgatehelphimself?Itisoffensivetotellaladywhensheisexpressingheramazementatyourskill,thatsheisaltogethermistakenandratherfoolishinheramazement.Andtohaveenteredintothenatureofdiseaseswouldonlyhaveaddedtohisbreachesofmedicalpropriety.Thushehadtowinceunderapromiseofsuccessgivenbythatignorantpraisewhichmisseseveryvalidquality.

           Inthecaseofamoreconspicuouspatient,Mr.

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