Мидлмарч

Chapter 51

           Brooke:hisimpressionthatwavererswerelikelytobealluredbywaveringstatements,andalsotheliabilityofhismindtostickafreshatopposingargumentsastheyturnedupinhismemory,gaveWillLadislawmuchtrouble.

           "Youknowtherearetacticsinthesethings,"saidMr.Brooke;"meetingpeoplehalf-waytemperingyourideassaying,‘Wellnow,there’ssomethinginthat,’andsoon.Iagreewithyouthatthisisapeculiaroccasionthecountrywithawillofitsownpoliticalunionsthatsortofthingbutwesometimescutwithrathertoosharpaknife,Ladislaw.Theseten-poundhouseholders,now:whyten?Drawthelinesomewhereyes:butwhyjustatten?That’sadifficultquestion,now,ifyougointoit."

           "Ofcourseitis,"saidWill,impatiently."ButifyouaretowaittillwegetalogicalBill,youmustputyourselfforwardasarevolutionist,andthenMiddlemarchwouldnotelectyou,Ifancy.Asfortrimming,thisisnotatimefortrimming."

           Mr.BrookealwaysendedbyagreeingwithLadislaw,whostillappearedtohimasortofBurkewithaleavenofShelley;butafteranintervalthewisdomofhisownmethodsreasserteditself,andhewasagaindrawnintousingthemwithmuchhopefulness.

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