Мидлмарч

Chapter 58

           Ifeachheadofhouseholdexpenditurehadbeenmentionedtohimbeforehand,hewouldhaveprobablyobservedthat"itcouldhardlycometomuch,"andifanyonehadsuggestedasavingonaparticulararticle—forexample,thesubstitutionofcheapfishfordear—itwouldhaveappearedtohimsimplyapenny-wise,meannotion.Rosamond,evenwithoutsuchanoccasionasCaptainLydgate’svisit,wasfondofgivinginvitations,andLydgate,thoughheoftenthoughtthegueststiresome,didnotinterfere.Thissociabilityseemedanecessarypartofprofessionalprudence,andtheentertainmentmustbesuitable.ItistrueLydgatewasconstantlyvisitingthehomesofthepoorandadjustinghisprescriptionsofdiettotheirsmallmeans;but,dearme!hasitnotbythistimeceasedtoberemarkable—isitnotratherthatweexpectinmen,thattheyshouldhavenumerousstrandsofexperiencelyingsidebysideandnevercomparethemwitheachother?Expenditure—likeuglinessanderrors—becomesatotallynewthingwhenweattachourownpersonalitytoit,andmeasureitbythatwidedifferencewhichismanifest(inourownsensations)betweenourselvesandothers.Lydgatebelievedhimselftobecarelessabouthisdress,andhedespisedamanwhocalculatedtheeffectsofhiscostume;itseemedtohimonlyamatterofcoursethathehadabundanceoffreshgarments—suchthingswerenaturallyorderedinsheaves.Itmustberememberedthathehadneverhithertofeltthecheckofimportunatedebt,andhewalkedbyhabit,notbyself-criticism.

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