Мидлмарч

Chapter 54

           Butallthewhiletherewasacurrentofthoughtinherabouthisprobablewantofmoney,andtheimpossibilityofherhelpinghim.Ifherunclehadbeenathome,somethingmighthavebeendonethroughhim!ItwasthispreoccupationwiththehardshipofWill’swantingmoney,whileshehadwhatoughttohavebeenhisshare,whichledhertosay,seeingthatheremainedsilentandlookedawayfromher

           "Iwonderwhetheryouwouldliketohavethatminiaturewhichhangsup-stairsImeanthatbeautifulminiatureOFyourgrandmother.Ithinkitisnotrightformetokeepit,ifyouwouldwishtohaveit.Itiswonderfullylikeyou."

           "Youareverygood,"saidWill,irritably."No;Idon’tmindaboutit.Itisnotveryconsolingtohaveone’sownlikeness.Itwouldbemoreconsolingifotherswantedtohaveit."

           "IthoughtyouwouldliketocherishhermemoryIthought"Dorotheabrokeoffaninstant,herimaginationsuddenlywarningherawayfromAuntJulia’shistory—"youwouldsurelyliketohavetheminiatureasafamilymemorial."

           "WhyshouldIhavethat,whenIhavenothingelse!Amanwithonlyaportmanteauforhisstowagemustkeephismemorialsinhishead."

           Willspokeatrandom:hewasmerelyventinghispetulance;itwasalittletooexasperatingtohavehisgrandmother’sportraitofferedhimatthatmoment.ButtoDorothea’sfeelinghiswordshadapeculiarsting.

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