Мидлмарч

Chapter 6

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           "Well,Humphreydoesn’tknowyet.ButwhenItellhim,youmaydependonithewillsay,‘Whynot?Casaubonisagoodfellowandyoungyoungenough.’Thesecharitablepeopleneverknowvinegarfromwinetilltheyhaveswalloweditandgotthecolic.However,ifIwereamanIshouldpreferCelia,especiallywhenDorotheawasgone.Thetruthis,youhavebeencourtingoneandhavewontheother.Icanseethatsheadmiresyoualmostasmuchasamanexpectstobeadmired.Ifitwereanyonebutmewhosaidso,youmightthinkitexaggeration.Good-by!"

           SirJameshandedMrs.Cadwalladertothephaeton,andthenjumpedonhishorse.Hewasnotgoingtorenouncehisridebecauseofhisfriend’sunpleasantnewsonlytoridethefasterinsomeotherdirectionthanthatofTiptonGrange.

           Now,whyonearthshouldMrs.CadwalladerhavebeenatallbusyaboutMissBrooke’smarriage;andwhy,whenonematchthatshelikedtothinkshehadahandinwasfrustrated,shouldshehavestraightwaycontrivedthepreliminariesofanother?Wasthereanyingeniousplot,anyhide-and-seekcourseofaction,whichmightbedetectedbyacarefultelescopicwatch?Notatall:atelescopemighthaveswepttheparishesofTiptonandFreshitt,thewholeareavisitedbyMrs.Cadwalladerinherphaeton,withoutwitnessinganyinterviewthatcouldexcitesuspicion,oranyscenefromwhichshedidnotreturnwiththesameunperturbedkeennessofeyeandthesamehighnaturalcolor.

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