Мидлмарч

Chapter 62

           Cadwalladerhadsteppedacrosstheparkbythemerestchanceintheworld,justtochatwithCeliainamatronlywayaboutthebaby.AndsoMr.Brookewascomingback?Delightful!comingback,itwastobehoped,quitecuredofParliamentaryfeverandpioneering.Aproposofthe"Pioneer"—somebodyhadprophesiedthatitwouldsoonbelikeadyingdolphin,andturnallcolorsforwantofknowinghowtohelpitself,becauseMr.Brooke’sprotege,thebrilliantyoungLadislaw,wasgoneorgoing.HadSirJamesheardthat?

           Thethreewerewalkingalongthegravelslowly,andSirJames,turningasidetowhipashrub,saidhehadheardsomethingofthatsort.

           "Allfalse!"saidMrs.Cadwallader."Heisnotgone,orgoing,apparently;the‘Pioneer’keepsitscolor,andMr.OrlandoLadislawismakingasaddark-bluescandalbywarblingcontinuallywithyourMr.Lydgate’swife,whotheytellmeisasprettyasprettycanbe.Itseemsnobodyevergoesintothehousewithoutfindingthisyounggentlemanlyingontherugorwarblingatthepiano.Butthepeopleinmanufacturingtownsarealwaysdisreputable."

           "Youbeganbysayingthatonereportwasfalse,Mrs.Cadwallader,andIbelievethisisfalsetoo,"saidDorothea,withindignantenergy;"atleast,Ifeelsureitisamisrepresentation.IwillnothearanyevilspokenofMr.Ladislaw;hehasalreadysufferedtoomuchinjustice.

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