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Chapter 76

           Atlastheturnedtowardsherandsaidimpetuously—

           "WhyshouldInottellyou?—youknowwhatsortofbondmarriageis.Youwillunderstandeverything."

           Dorotheafeltherheartbeginningtobeatfaster.Hadhethatsorrowtoo?Butshefearedtosayanyword,andhewentonimmediately.

           "Itisimpossibleformenowtodoanything—totakeanystepwithoutconsideringmywife’shappiness.ThethingthatImightliketodoifIwerealone,isbecomeimpossibletome.Ican’tseehermiserable.Shemarriedmewithoutknowingwhatshewasgoinginto,anditmighthavebeenbetterforherifshehadnotmarriedme."

           "Iknow,Iknow—youcouldnotgiveherpain,ifyouwerenotobligedtodoit,"saidDorothea,withkeenmemoryofherownlife.

           "Andshehassethermindagainststaying.Shewishestogo.Thetroublesshehashadherehaveweariedher,"saidLydgate,breakingoffagain,lestheshouldsaytoomuch.

           "Butwhenshesawthegoodthatmightcomeofstaying—"saidDorothea,remonstrantly,lookingatLydgateasifhehadforgottenthereasonswhichhadjustbeenconsidered.Hedidnotspeakimmediately.

           "Shewouldnotseeit,"hesaidatlast,curtly,feelingatfirstthatthisstatementmustdowithoutexplanation."And,indeed,Ihavelostallspiritaboutcarryingonmylifehere.

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