Мидлмарч

Chapter 57

           Christyhimself,asquare-browed,broad-shoulderedmasculineeditionofhismothernotmuchhigherthanFred’sshoulderwhichmadeittheharderthatheshouldbeheldsuperiorwasalwaysassimpleaspossible,andthoughtnomoreofFred’sdisinclinationtoscholarshipthanofagiraffe’s,wishingthathehimselfweremoreofthesameheight.Hewaslyingonthegroundnowbyhismother’schair,withhisstrawhatlaidflatoverhiseyes,whileJimontheothersidewasreadingaloudfromthatbelovedwriterwhohasmadeachiefpartinthehappinessofmanyyounglives.Thevolumewas"Ivanhoe,"andJimwasinthegreatarcherysceneatthetournament,butsufferedmuchinterruptionfromBen,whohadfetchedhisownoldbowandarrows,andwasmakinghimselfdreadfullydisagreeable,Lettythought,bybeggingallpresenttoobservehisrandomshots,whichnoonewishedtodoexceptBrownie,theactive-mindedbutprobablyshallowmongrel,whilethegrizzledNewfoundlandlyinginthesunlookedonwiththedull-eyedneutralityofextremeoldage.Lettyherself,showingastohermouthandpinaforesomeslightsignsthatshehadbeenassistingatthegatheringofthecherrieswhichstoodinacoral-heaponthetea-table,wasnowseatedonthegrass,listeningopen-eyedtothereading.

           ButthecentreofinterestwaschangedforallbythearrivalofFredVincy.

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