Мидлмарч

Chapter 6

           Brooke,withanairofsmilingindifference,butfeelingratherunpleasantlyconsciousthatthisattackofMrs.Cadwallader’shadopenedthedefensivecampaigntowhichcertainrashstepshadexposedhim."Yoursexarenotthinkers,youknow—variumetmutabilesemper—thatkindofthing.Youdon’tknowVirgil.Iknew"—Mr.BrookereflectedintimethathehadnothadthepersonalacquaintanceoftheAugustanpoet—"Iwasgoingtosay,poorStoddart,youknow.ThatwaswhatHEsaid.Youladiesarealwaysagainstanindependentattitude—aman’scaringfornothingbuttruth,andthatsortofthing.Andthereisnopartofthecountywhereopinionisnarrowerthanitishere—Idon’tmeantothrowstones,youknow,butsomebodyiswantedtotaketheindependentline;andifIdon’ttakeit,whowill?"

           "Who?Why,anyupstartwhohasgotneitherbloodnorposition.Peopleofstandingshouldconsumetheirindependentnonsenseathome,nothawkitabout.Andyou!whoaregoingtomarryyourniece,asgoodasyourdaughter,tooneofourbestmen.SirJameswouldbecruellyannoyed:itwillbetoohardonhimifyouturnroundnowandmakeyourselfaWhigsign-board."

           Mr.Brookeagainwincedinwardly,forDorothea’sengagementhadnosoonerbeendecided,thanhehadthoughtofMrs.Cadwallader’sprospectivetaunts.Itmighthavebeeneasyforignorantobserverstosay,"QuarrelwithMrs.

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