Мидлмарч

Chapter 62

           WhatIcaremoreforthanIcanevercareforanythingelseisabsolutelyforbiddentome—Idon’tmeanmerelybybeingoutofmyreach,butforbiddenme,evenifitwerewithinmyreach,bymyownprideandhonor—byeverythingIrespectmyselffor.OfcourseIshallgoonlivingasamanmightdowhohadseenheaveninatrance."

           Willpaused,imaginingthatitwouldbeimpossibleforDorotheatomisunderstandthis;indeedhefeltthathewascontradictinghimselfandoffendingagainsthisself-approvalinspeakingtohersoplainly;butstill—itcouldnotbefairlycalledwooingawomantotellherthathewouldneverwooher.Itmustbeadmittedtobeaghostlykindofwooing.

           ButDorothea’smindwasrapidlygoingoverthepastwithquiteanothervisionthanhis.ThethoughtthatsheherselfmightbewhatWillmostcaredfordidthrobthroughheraninstant,butthencamedoubt:thememoryofthelittletheyhadlivedthroughtogetherturnedpaleandshrankbeforethememorywhichsuggestedhowmuchfullermighthavebeentheintercoursebetweenWillandsomeoneelsewithwhomhehadhadconstantcompanionship.Everythinghehadsaidmightrefertothatotherrelation,andwhateverhadpassedbetweenhimandherselfwasthoroughlyexplainedbywhatshehadalwaysregardedastheirsimplefriendshipandthecruelobstructionthrustuponitbyherhusband’sinjuriousact.

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