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Chapter 67

           Vincy;butonquestioningRosamondhefoundthat,ashehadsuspected,shehadalreadyappliedtwicetoherfather,thelasttimebeingsincethedisappointmentfromSirGodwin;andpapahadsaidthatLydgatemustlookoutforhimself."Papasaidhehadcome,withonebadyearafteranother,totrademoreandmoreonborrowedcapital,andhadhadtogiveupmanyindulgences;hecouldnotspareasinglehundredfromthechargesofhisfamily.Hesaid,letLydgateaskBulstrode:theyhavealwaysbeenhandandglove."

           Indeed,Lydgatehimselfhadcometotheconclusionthatifhemustendbyaskingforafreeloan,hisrelationswithBulstrode,moreatleastthanwithanyotherman,mighttaketheshapeofaclaimwhichwasnotpurelypersonal.Bulstrodehadindirectlyhelpedtocausethefailureofhispractice,andhadalsobeenhighlygratifiedbygettingamedicalpartnerinhisplans:butwhoamonguseverreducedhimselftothesortofdependenceinwhichLydgatenowstood,withouttryingtobelievethathehadclaimswhichdiminishedthehumiliationofasking?ItwastruethatoflatetherehadseemedtobeanewlanguorofinterestinBulstrodeabouttheHospital;buthishealthhadgotworse,andshowedsignsofadeep-seatednervousaffection.Inotherrespectshedidnotappeartobechanged:hehadalwaysbeenhighlypolite,butLydgatehadobservedinhimfromthefirstamarkedcoldnessabouthismarriageandotherprivatecircumstances,acoldnesswhichhehadhithertopreferredtoanywarmthoffamiliaritybetweenthem.

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