Мидлмарч

Chapter 57

           IamnotawarethatMaryknowsanythingofthematter."

           Butshehesitatedtobegthathewouldkeepentiresilenceonasubjectwhichshehadherselfunnecessarilymentioned,notbeingusedtostoopinthatway;andwhileshewashesitatingtherewasalreadyarushofunintendedconsequencesundertheapple-treewherethetea-thingsstood.Ben,bouncingacrossthegrasswithBrownieathisheels,andseeingthekittendraggingtheknittingbyalengtheninglineofwool,shoutedandclappedhishands;Browniebarked,thekitten,desperate,jumpedonthetea-tableandupsetthemilk,thenjumpeddownagainandswepthalfthecherrieswithit;andBen,snatchingupthehalf-knittedsock-top,fitteditoverthekitten’sheadasanewsourceofmadness,whileLettyarrivingcriedouttohermotheragainstthiscrueltyitwasahistoryasfullofsensationas"ThisisthehousethatJackbuilt."Mrs.Garthwasobligedtointerfere,theotheryoungonescameupandthetete-a-tetewithFredwasended.Hegotawayassoonashecould,andMrs.Garthcouldonlyimplysomeretractationofherseveritybysaying"Godblessyou"whensheshookhandswithhim.

           Shewasunpleasantlyconsciousthatshehadbeenonthevergeofspeakingas"oneofthefoolishwomenspeaketh"—tellingfirstandentreatingsilenceafter.Butshehadnotentreatedsilence,andtopreventCaleb’sblameshedeterminedtoblameherselfandconfessalltohimthatverynight.

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