Chapter 62

           

           "Hewasasquyeroflowedegre,Thatlovedtheking’sdaughterofHungrie.OldRomance.

           WillLadislaw’smindwasnowwhollybentonseeingDorotheaagain,andforthwithquittingMiddlemarch.ThemorningafterhisagitatingscenewithBulstrodehewroteabrieflettertoher,sayingthatvariouscauseshaddetainedhimintheneighborhoodlongerthanhehadexpected,andaskingherpermissiontocallagainatLowickatsomehourwhichshewouldmentionontheearliestpossibleday,hebeinganxioustodepart,butunwillingtodosountilshehadgrantedhimaninterview.Helefttheletterattheoffice,orderingthemessengertocarryittoLowickManor,andwaitforananswer.

           Ladislawfelttheawkwardnessofaskingformorelastwords.HisformerfarewellhadbeenmadeinthehearingofSirJamesChettam,andhadbeenannouncedasfinaleventothebutler.Itiscertainlytryingtoaman’sdignitytoreappearwhenheisnotexpectedtodoso:afirstfarewellhaspathosinit,buttocomebackforasecondlendsanopeningtocomedy,anditwaspossibleeventhattheremightbebittersneersafloataboutWill’smotivesforlingering.StillitwasonthewholemoresatisfactorytohisfeelingtotakethedirectestmeansofseeingDorothea,thantouseanydevicewhichmightgiveanairofchancetoameetingofwhichhewishedhertounderstandthatitwaswhatheearnestlysought.

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