Мидлмарч

Chapter 51

           Brookecouldbecoercedintothinkingoftherightargumentsattherighttimewastobewellpliedwiththemtilltheytookupalltheroominhisbrain.Butheretherewasthedifficultyoffindingroom,somanythingshavingbeentakeninbeforehand.Mr.Brookehimselfobservedthathisideasstoodratherinhiswaywhenhewasspeaking.

           However,Ladislaw’scoachingwasforthwithtobeputtothetest,forbeforethedayofnominationMr.BrookewastoexplainhimselftotheworthyelectorsofMiddlemarchfromthebalconyoftheWhiteHart,whichlookedoutadvantageouslyatanangleofthemarket-place,commandingalargeareainfrontandtwoconvergingstreets.ItwasafineMaymorning,andeverythingseemedhopeful:therewassomeprospectofanunderstandingbetweenBagster’scommitteeandBrooke’s,towhichMr.Bulstrode,Mr.StandishasaLiberallawyer,andsuchmanufacturersasMr.PlymdaleandMr.Vincy,gaveasoliditywhichalmostcounterbalancedMr.HawleyandhisassociateswhosatforPinkertonattheGreenDragon.Mr.Brooke,consciousofhavingweakenedtheblastsofthe"Trumpet"againsthim,byhisreformsasalandlordinthelasthalfyear,andhearinghimselfcheeredalittleashedroveintothetown,felthishearttolerablylightunderhisbuff-coloredwaistcoat.Butwithregardtocriticaloccasions,itoftenhappensthatallmomentsseemcomfortablyremoteuntilthelast.

           "Thislookswell,eh?"saidMr.Brookeasthecrowdgathered."Ishallhaveagoodaudience,atanyrate.

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