Мидлмарч

Chapter 56

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           "Ay,ay,itwaslucky,"saidCaleb,speakingratherabsently,andlookingtowardsthespotwherehehadbeenatworkatthemomentofinterruption."ButdeucetakeitthisiswhatcomesofmenbeingfoolsI’mhinderedofmyday’swork.Ican’tgetalongwithoutsomebodytohelpmewiththemeasuring-chain.However!"Hewasbeginningtomovetowardsthespotwithalookofvexation,asifhehadforgottenFred’spresence,butsuddenlyheturnedroundandsaidquickly,"Whathaveyougottodoto-day,youngfellow?"

           "Nothing,Mr.Garth.I’llhelpyouwithpleasurecanI?"saidFred,withasensethatheshouldbecourtingMarywhenhewashelpingherfather.

           "Well,youmustn’tmindstoopingandgettinghot."

           "Idon’tmindanything.OnlyIwanttogofirstandhavearoundwiththathulkyfellowwhoturnedtochallengeme.Itwouldbeagoodlessonforhim.Ishallnotbefiveminutes."

           "Nonsense!"saidCaleb,withhismostperemptoryintonation."Ishallgoandspeaktothemenmyself.It’sallignorance.Somebodyhasbeentellingthemlies.Thepoorfoolsdon’tknowanybetter."

           "Ishallgowithyou,then,"saidFred.

           "No,no;staywhereyouare.Idon’twantyouryoungblood.Icantakecareofmyself."

           Calebwasapowerfulmanandknewlittleofanyfearexceptthefearofhurtingothersandthefearofhavingtospeechify.

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