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Chapter 8

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           "WhathasthattodowithMissBrooke’smarryinghim?Shedoesnotdoitformyamusement."

           "Hehasgotnogoodredbloodinhisbody,"saidSirJames.

           "No.Somebodyputadropunderamagnifying-glassanditwasallsemicolonsandparentheses,"saidMrs.Cadwallader.

           "Whydoeshenotbringouthisbook,insteadofmarrying,"saidSirJames,withadisgustwhichheheldwarrantedbythesoundfeelingofanEnglishlayman.

           "Oh,hedreamsfootnotes,andtheyrunawaywithallhisbrains.Theysay,whenhewasalittleboy,hemadeanabstractof‘Hopo’myThumb,’andhehasbeenmakingabstractseversince.Ugh!AndthatisthemanHumphreygoesonsayingthatawomanmaybehappywith."

           "Well,heiswhatMissBrookelikes,"saidtheRector."Idon’tprofesstounderstandeveryyounglady’staste."

           "Butifshewereyourowndaughter?"saidSirJames.

           "Thatwouldbeadifferentaffair.SheisNOTmydaughter,andIdon’tfeelcalledupontointerfere.Casaubonisasgoodasmostofus.Heisascholarlyclergyman,andcreditabletothecloth.SomeRadicalfellowspeechifyingatMiddlemarchsaidCasaubonwasthelearnedstraw-choppingincumbent,andFrekewasthebrick-and-mortarincumbent,andIwastheanglingincumbent.Anduponmyword,Idon’tseethatoneisworseorbetterthantheother."TheRectorendedwithhissilentlaugh.

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