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Chapter 68

           OnthatgroundhemadenoobjectiontoMr.Garth’sproposal;andtherewasalsoanotherreasonwhyhewasnotsorrytogiveaconsentwhichwastobenefitoneoftheVincyfamily.ItwasthatMrs.Bulstrode,havingheardofLydgate’sdebts,hadbeenanxioustoknowwhetherherhusbandcouldnotdosomethingforpoorRosamond,andhadbeenmuchtroubledonlearningfromhimthatLydgate’saffairswerenoteasilyremediable,andthatthewisestplanwastoletthem"taketheircourse."Mrs.Bulstrodehadthensaidforthefirsttime,"Ithinkyouarealwaysalittlehardtowardsmyfamily,Nicholas.AndIamsureIhavenoreasontodenyanyofmyrelatives.Tooworldlytheymaybe,butnooneeverhadtosaythattheywerenotrespectable."

           "MydearHarriet,"saidMr.Bulstrode,wincingunderhiswife’seyes,whichwerefillingwithtears,"Ihavesuppliedyourbrotherwithagreatdealofcapital.Icannotbeexpectedtotakecareofhismarriedchildren."

           Thatseemedtobetrue,andMrs.Bulstrode’sremonstrancesubsidedintopityforpoorRosamond,whoseextravaganteducationshehadalwaysforeseenthefruitsof.

           Butrememberingthatdialogue,Mr.BulstrodefeltthatwhenhehadtotalktohiswifefullyabouthisplanofquittingMiddlemarch,heshouldbegladtotellherthathehadmadeanarrangementwhichmightbeforthegoodofhernephewFred

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