Мидлмарч

Chapter 54

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           Willneverquiteknewhowitwasthathesavedhimselffromfallingdownatherfeet,whenthe"longwhile"cameforthwithitsgentletremor.Heusedtosaythatthehorriblehueandsurfaceofhercrapedresswasmostlikelythesufficientcontrollingforce.Hesatstill,however,andonlysaid

           "Ishallneverhearfromyou.Andyouwillforgetallaboutme."

           "No,"saidDorothea,"Ishallneverforgetyou.IhaveneverforgottenanyonewhomIonceknew.Mylifehasneverbeencrowded,andseemsnotlikelytobeso.AndIhaveagreatdealofspaceformemoryatLowick,haven’tI?"Shesmiled.

           "GoodGod!"Willburstoutpassionately,rising,withhishatstillinhishand,andwalkingawaytoamarbletable,wherehesuddenlyturnedandleanedhisbackagainstit.Thebloodhadmountedtohisfaceandneck,andhelookedalmostangry.Ithadseemedtohimasiftheywereliketwocreaturesslowlyturningtomarbleineachother’spresence,whiletheirheartswereconsciousandtheireyeswereyearning.Buttherewasnohelpforit.Itshouldneverbetrueofhimthatinthismeetingtowhichhehadcomewithbitterresolutionhehadendedbyaconfessionwhichmightbeinterpretedintoaskingforherfortune.Moreover,itwasactuallytruethathewasfearfuloftheeffectwhichsuchconfessionsmighthaveonDorotheaherself.

           Shelookedathimfromthatdistanceinsometrouble,imaginingthattheremighthatebeenanoffenceinherwords.

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