Мидлмарч

Chapter 53

           

           "ItbeganwithL;itwasalmostalll’sIfancy,"hewenton,withasensethathewasgettingholdoftheslipperyname.Buttheholdwastooslight,andhesoongottiredofthismentalchase;forfewmenweremoreimpatientofprivateoccupationormoreinneedofmakingthemselvescontinuallyheardthanMr.Raffles.Hepreferredusinghistimeinpleasantconversationwiththebailiffandthehousekeeper,fromwhomhegatheredasmuchashewantedtoknowaboutMr.Bulstrode’spositioninMiddlemarch.

           Afterall,however,therewasadullspaceoftimewhichneededrelievingwithbreadandcheeseandale,andwhenhewasseatedalonewiththeseresourcesinthewainscotedparlor,hesuddenlyslappedhisknee,andexclaimed,"Ladislaw!"Thatactionofmemorywhichhehadtriedtosetgoing,andhadabandonedindespair,hadsuddenlycompleteditselfwithoutconsciouseffortacommonexperience,agreeableasacompletedsneeze,evenifthenamerememberedisofnovalue.Rafflesimmediatelytookouthispocket-book,andwrotedownthename,notbecauseheexpectedtouseit,butmerelyforthesakeofnotbeingatalossifheeverdidhappentowantit.HewasnotgoingtotellBulstrode:therewasnoactualgoodintelling,andtoamindlikethatofMr.Rafflesthereisalwaysprobablegoodinasecret.

           Hewassatisfiedwithhispresentsuccess,andbythreeo’clockthatdayhehadtakenuphisportmanteauattheturnpikeandmountedthecoach,relievingMr

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