Мидлмарч

Chapter 46

           

           ButthehousewherehevisitedoftenestandlaymostontherugwasLydgate’s.Thetwomenwerenotatallalike,buttheyagreednonetheworse.Lydgatewasabruptbutnotirritable,takinglittlenoticeofmegrimsinhealthypeople;andLadislawdidnotusuallythrowawayhissusceptibilitiesonthosewhotooknonoticeofthem.WithRosamond,ontheotherhand,hepoutedandwaswaywardnay,oftenuncomplimentary,muchtoherinwardsurprise;neverthelesshewasgraduallybecomingnecessarytoherentertainmentbyhiscompanionshipinhermusic,hisvariedtalk,andhisfreedomfromthegravepreoccupationwhich,withallherhusband’stendernessandindulgence,oftenmadehismannersunsatisfactorytoher,andconfirmedherdislikeofthemedicalprofession.

           Lydgate,inclinedtobesarcasticonthesuperstitiousfaithofthepeopleintheefficacyof"thebill,"whilenobodycaredaboutthelowstateofpathology,sometimesassailedWillwithtroublesomequestions.OneeveninginMarch,Rosamondinhercherry-coloreddresswithswansdowntrimmingaboutthethroatsatatthetea-table;Lydgate,latelycomeintiredfromhisoutdoorwork,wasseatedsidewaysonaneasy-chairbythefirewithonelegovertheelbow,hisbrowlookingalittletroubledashiseyesrambledoverthecolumnsofthe"Pioneer,"whileRosamond,havingnoticedthathewasperturbed,avoidedlookingathim,andinwardlythankedheaventhatsheherselfhadnotamoodydisposition.

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