Мидлмарч

Chapter 48

           

           "Youwillobligeme,mydear,"hesaid,seatinghimself,"ifinsteadofotherreadingthisevening,youwillgothroughthisaloud,pencilinhand,andateachpointwhereIsay‘mark,’willmakeacrosswithyourpencil.ThisisthefirststepinasiftingprocesswhichIhavelonghadinview,andaswegoonIshallbeabletoindicatetoyoucertainprinciplesofselectionwherebyyouwill,Itrust,haveanintelligentparticipationinmypurpose."

           ThisproposalwasonlyonemoresignaddedtomanysincehismemorableinterviewwithLydgate,thatMr.Casaubon’soriginalreluctancetoletDorotheaworkwithhimhadgivenplacetothecontrarydisposition,namely,todemandmuchinterestandlaborfromher.

           Aftershehadreadandmarkedfortwohours,hesaid,"Wewilltakethevolumeup-stairsandthepencil,ifyoupleaseandincaseofreadinginthenight,wecanpursuethistask.Itisnotwearisometoyou,Itrust,Dorothea?"

           "Ipreferalwaysreadingwhatyoulikebesttohear,"saidDorothea,whotoldthesimpletruth;forwhatshedreadedwastoexertherselfinreadingoranythingelsewhichlefthimasjoylessasever.

           ItwasaproofoftheforcewithwhichcertaincharacteristicsinDorotheaimpressedthosearoundher,thatherhusband,withallhisjealousyandsuspicion,hadgatheredimplicittrustintheintegrityofherpromises,andherpowerofdevotingherselftoherideaoftherightandbest.

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