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Chapter 64

           Therewasanotherpresencewhicheversincetheearlydaysofhermarriage,untilfourmonthsago,hadbeenanagreeableexcitement,butthatwasgone:Rosamondwouldnotconfesstoherselfhowmuchtheconsequentblankhadtodowithherutterennui;anditseemedtoher(perhapsshewasright)thataninvitationtoQuallingham,andanopeningforLydgatetosettleelsewherethaninMiddlemarchinLondon,orsomewherelikelytobefreefromunpleasantnesswouldsatisfyherquitewell,andmakeherindifferenttotheabsenceofWillLadislaw,towardswhomshefeltsomeresentmentforhisexaltationofMrs.Casaubon.

           ThatwasthestateofthingswithLydgateandRosamondontheNewYear’sDaywhentheydinedatherfather’s,shelookingmildlyneutraltowardshiminremembranceofhisill-temperedbehavioratbreakfast,andhecarryingamuchdeepereffectfromtheinwardconflictinwhichthatmorningscenewasonlyoneofmanyepochs.HisflushedeffortwhiletalkingtoMr.Farebrotherhiseffortafterthecynicalpretencethatallwaysofgettingmoneyareessentiallythesame,andthatchancehasanempirewhichreduceschoicetoafool’sillusionwasbutthesymptomofawaveringresolve,abenumbedresponsetotheoldstimuliofenthusiasm

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