Мидлмарч

Chapter 58

           Lydgateinwardlycursedhisownfollythathehaddrawndownthisvisitbyconsentingtogotohisuncle’sonthewedding-tour,andhemadehimselfratherdisagreeabletoRosamondbysayingsoinprivate.FortoRosamondthisvisitwasasourceofunprecedentedbutgracefullyconcealedexultation.Shewassointenselyconsciousofhavingacousinwhowasabaronet’ssonstayinginthehouse,thatsheimaginedtheknowledgeofwhatwasimpliedbyhispresencetobediffusedthroughallotherminds;andwhensheintroducedCaptainLydgatetoherguests,shehadaplacidsensethathisrankpenetratedthemasifithadbeenanodor.Thesatisfactionwasenoughforthetimetomeltawaysomedisappointmentintheconditionsofmarriagewithamedicalmanevenofgoodbirth:itseemednowthathermarriagewasvisiblyaswellasideallyfloatingherabovetheMiddlemarchlevel,andthefuturelookedbrightwithlettersandvisitstoandfromQuallingham,andvagueadvancementinconsequenceforTertius.Especiallyas,probablyattheCaptain’ssuggestion,hismarriedsister,Mrs.Mengan,hadcomewithhermaid,andstayedtwonightsonherwayfromtown.HenceitwasclearlyworthwhileforRosamondtotakepainswithhermusicandthecarefulselectionofherlace.

           AstoCaptainLydgatehimself,hislowbrow,hisaquilinenosebentononeside,andhisratherheavyutterance,mighthavebeendisadvantageousinanyyounggentlemanwhohadnotamilitarybearingandmustachetogivehimwhatisdotedonbysomeflower-likeblondheadsas"style.

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