Мидлмарч

Chapter 51

           "

           "Blastyourideas!wewanttheBill,"saidaloudroughvoicefromthecrowdbelow.

           ImmediatelytheinvisiblePunch,whohadhithertofollowedMr.Brooke,repeated,"Blastyourideas!wewanttheBill."Thelaughwaslouderthanever,andforthefirsttimeMr.Brookebeinghimselfsilent,hearddistinctlythemockingecho.Butitseemedtoridiculehisinterrupter,andinthatlightwasencouraging;soherepliedwithamenity

           "Thereissomethinginwhatyousay,mygoodfriend,andwhatdowemeetforbuttospeakourmindsfreedomofopinion,freedomofthepress,libertythatkindofthing?TheBill,nowyoushallhavetheBill"—hereMr.Brookepausedamomenttofixonhiseye-glassandtakethepaperfromhisbreast-pocket,withasenseofbeingpracticalandcomingtoparticulars.TheinvisiblePunchfollowed:—

           "YoushallhavetheBill,Mr.Brooke,perelectioneeringcontest,andaseatoutsideParliamentasdelivered,fivethousandpounds,sevenshillings,andfourpence."

           Mr.Brooke,amidtheroarsoflaughter,turnedred,lethiseye-glassfall,andlookingabouthimconfusedly,sawtheimageofhimself,whichhadcomenearer.Thenextmomenthesawitdolorouslybespatteredwitheggs.Hisspiritrosealittle,andhisvoicetoo.

           "Buffoonery,tricks,ridiculethetestoftruthallthatisverywell"—hereanunpleasanteggbrokeonMr.

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