Мидлмарч

Chapter 51

           Ilikethis,nowthiskindofpublicmadeupofone’sownneighbors,youknow."

           TheweaversandtannersofMiddlemarch,unlikeMr.Mawmsey,hadneverthoughtofMr.Brookeasaneighbor,andwerenotmoreattachedtohimthanifhehadbeensentinaboxfromLondon.Buttheylistenedwithoutmuchdisturbancetothespeakerswhointroducedthecandidate,oneofthemapoliticalpersonagefromBrassing,whocametotellMiddlemarchitsdutyspokesofully,thatitwasalarmingtothinkwhatthecandidatecouldfindtosayafterhim.Meanwhilethecrowdbecamedenser,andasthepoliticalpersonagenearedtheendofhisspeech,Mr.Brookefeltaremarkablechangeinhissensationswhilehestillhandledhiseye-glass,trifledwithdocumentsbeforehim,andexchangedremarkswithhiscommittee,asamantowhomthemomentofsummonswasindifferent.

           "I’lltakeanotherglassofsherry,Ladislaw,"hesaid,withaneasyair,toWill,whowasclosebehindhim,andpresentlyhandedhimthesupposedfortifier.Itwasill-chosen;forMr.Brookewasanabstemiousman,andtodrinkasecondglassofsherryquicklyatnogreatintervalfromthefirstwasasurprisetohissystemwhichtendedtoscatterhisenergiesinsteadofcollectingthemPraypityhim:somanyEnglishgentlemenmakethemselvesmiserablebyspeechifyingonentirelyprivategrounds!whereasMr.

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