Мидлмарч

Chapter 58

           "Anyotherarticle"wasaphrasedelicatelyimplyingjewellery,andmoreparticularlysomepurpleamethystscostingthirtypounds,whichLydgatehadboughtasabridalpresent.

           Opinionsmaybedividedastohiswisdominmakingthispresent:somemaythinkthatitwasagracefulattentiontobeexpectedfromamanlikeLydgate,andthatthefaultofanytroublesomeconsequenceslayinthepinchednarrownessofprovinciallifeatthattime,whichofferednoconveniencesforprofessionalpeoplewhosefortunewasnotproportionedtotheirtastes;also,inLydgate’sridiculousfastidiousnessaboutaskinghisfriendsformoney.

           However,ithadseemedaquestionofnomomenttohimonthatfinemorningwhenhewenttogiveafinalorderforplate:inthepresenceofotherjewelsenormouslyexpensive,andasanadditiontoordersofwhichtheamounthadnotbeenexactlycalculated,thirtypoundsforornamentssoexquisitelysuitedtoRosamond’sneckandarmscouldhardlyappearexcessivewhentherewasnoreadycashforittoexceed.ButatthiscrisisLydgate’simaginationcouldnothelpdwellingonthepossibilityoflettingtheamethyststaketheirplaceagainamongMr.Dover’sstock,thoughheshrankfromtheideaofproposingthistoRosamond.Havingbeenrousedtodiscernconsequenceswhichhehadneverbeeninthehabitoftracing,hewaspreparingtoactonthisdiscernmentwithsomeoftherigor(bynomeansall)thathewouldhaveappliedinpursuingexperiment.

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