Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 25

           Theywerebothsomewhatshort-sighted,andwhenitwasthecustomtowearasingleeyeglassandstringtheyworeasingleeyeglassandstring;whenitwasthecustomtowearadoubleglasstheyworeadoubleglass;whenitwasthecustomtowearspectaclestheyworespectaclesstraightway,allwithoutreferencetotheparticularvarietyofdefectintheirownvision.WhenWordsworthwasenthronedtheycarriedpocketcopies;andwhenShelleywasbelittledtheyallowedhimtogrowdustyontheirshelves.WhenCorreggio’sHolyFamilieswereadmired,theyadmiredCorreggio’sHolyFamilies;whenhewasdecriedinfavourofVelasquez,theysedulouslyfollowedsuitwithoutanypersonalobjection.

           IfthesetwonoticedAngel’sgrowingsocialineptness,henoticedtheirgrowingmentallimitations.FelixseemedtohimallChurch;CuthbertallCollege.HisDiocesanSynodandVisitationswerethemainspringsoftheworldtotheone;Cambridgetotheother.Eachbrothercandidlyrecognizedthattherewereafewunimportantscoreofmillionsofoutsidersincivilizedsociety,personswhowereneitherUniversitymennorchurchmen;buttheyweretobetoleratedratherthanreckonedwithandrespected.

           Theywerebothdutifulandattentivesons,andwereregularintheirvisitstotheirparents.Felix,thoughanoffshootfromafarmorerecentpointinthedevolutionoftheologythanhisfather,waslessself-sacrificinganddisinterested.

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