Мидлмарч

Chapter 54

           Casaubon:itwasnotcrediblethatDorotheaasayoungwidowwouldthinkoflivingaloneinthehouseatLowick.Mrs.Vigohadbeenreaderandsecretarytoroyalpersonages,andinpointofknowledgeandsentimentsevenDorotheacouldhavenothingtoobjecttoher.

           Mrs.Cadwalladersaid,privately,"Youwillcertainlygomadinthathousealone,mydear.Youwillseevisions.Wehaveallgottoexertourselvesalittletokeepsane,andcallthingsbythesamenamesasotherpeoplecallthemby.Tobesure,foryoungersonsandwomenwhohavenomoney,itisasortofprovisiontogomad:theyaretakencareofthen.Butyoumustnotrunintothat.Idaresayyouarealittleboredherewithourgooddowager;butthinkwhataboreyoumightbecomeyourselftoyourfellow-creaturesifyouwerealwaysplayingtragedyqueenandtakingthingssublimely.SittingaloneinthatlibraryatLowickyoumayfancyyourselfrulingtheweather;youmustgetafewpeopleroundyouwhowouldn’tbelieveyouifyoutoldthem.Thatisagoodloweringmedicine."

           "Inevercalledeverythingbythesamenamethatallthepeopleaboutmedid,"saidDorothea,stoutly.

           "ButIsupposeyouhavefoundoutyourmistake,mydear,"saidMrs.Cadwallader,"andthatisaproofofsanity."

           Dorotheawasawareofthesting,butitdidnothurther."No,"shesaid,"Istillthinkthatthegreaterpartoftheworldismistakenaboutmanythings.

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