Мидлмарч

           Andifyougofightingagainstit,you’llgetyourselvesintotrouble.Thelawgivesthosemenleavetocomehereontheland.Theownerhasnothingtosayagainstit,andifyoumeddlewiththemyou’llhavetodowiththeconstableandJusticeBlakesley,andwiththehandcuffsandMiddlemarchjail.Andyoumightbeinforitnow,ifanybodyinformedagainstyou."

           Calebpausedhere,andperhapsthegreatestoratorcouldnothavechoseneitherhispauseorhisimagesbetterfortheoccasion.

           "Butcome,youdidn’tmeananyharm.Somebodytoldyoutherailroadwasabadthing.Thatwasalie.Itmaydoabitofharmhereandthere,tothisandtothat;andsodoesthesuninheaven.Buttherailway’sagoodthing."

           "Aw!goodforthebigfolkstomakemoneyouton,"saidoldTimothyCooper,whohadstayedbehindturninghishaywhiletheothershadbeengoneontheirspree;—"I’nseenlotso’thingsturnupsin’Iwarayoungun—thewaran’thepeace,andthecanells,an’theoaldKingGeorge,an’theRegen’,an’thenewKingGeorge,an’thenewunashasgotanewne-ame—an’it’sbeenallaloiketothepoormon.What’sthecanellsbeent’him?They’nbroughthimneytherme-atnorbe-acon,norwagetolayby,ifhedidn’tsaveitwi’clemmin’hisowninside.Timesha’gotwusserforhimsin’Iwarayoungun.An’soit’llbewi’therailroads.They’llon’yleavethepoormonfurderbehind.