Мидлмарч

Chapter 51

           Bythetimeitsaid,"TheBaltic,now,"thelaughwhichhadbeenrunningthroughtheaudiencebecameageneralshout,andbutforthesoberingeffectsofpartyandthatgreatpubliccausewhichtheentanglementofthingshadidentifiedwith"BrookeofTipton,"thelaughmighthavecaughthiscommittee.Mr.Bulstrodeasked,reprehensively,whatthenewpolicewasdoing;butavoicecouldnotwellbecollared,andanattackontheeffigyofthecandidatewouldhavebeentooequivocal,sinceHawleyprobablymeantittobepelted.

           Mr.Brookehimselfwasnotinapositiontobequicklyconsciousofanythingexceptageneralslippingawayofideaswithinhimself:hehadevenalittlesingingintheears,andhewastheonlypersonwhohadnotyettakendistinctaccountoftheechoordiscernedtheimageofhimself.Fewthingsholdtheperceptionsmorethoroughlycaptivethananxietyaboutwhatwehavegottosay.Mr.Brookeheardthelaughter;buthehadexpectedsomeToryeffortsatdisturbance,andhewasatthismomentadditionallyexcitedbythetickling,stingingsensethathislostexordiumwascomingbacktofetchhimfromtheBaltic.

           "Thatremindsme,"hewenton,thrustingahandintohisside-pocket,withaneasyair,"ifIwantedaprecedent,youknowbutweneverwantaprecedentfortherightthingbutthereisChatham,now;Ican’tsayIshouldhavesupportedChatham,orPitt,theyoungerPitthewasnotamanofideas,andwewantideas,youknow.

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