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Chapter 87

           LadislawshouldpayatleasttwovisitsduringtheyeartotheGrange,andtherecamegraduallyasmallrowofcousinsatFreshittwhoenjoyedplayingwiththetwocousinsVisitingTiptonasmuchasifthebloodofthesecousinshadbeenlessdubiouslymixed.

           Mr.Brookelivedtoagoodoldage,andhisestatewasinheritedbyDorothea’sson,whomighthaverepresentedMiddlemarch,butdeclined,thinkingthathisopinionshadlesschanceofbeingstifledifheremainedoutofdoors.

           SirJamesneverceasedtoregardDorothea’ssecondmarriageasamistake;andindeedthisremainedthetraditionconcerningitinMiddlemarch,whereshewasspokenoftoayoungergenerationasafinegirlwhomarriedasicklyclergyman,oldenoughtobeherfather,andinlittlemorethanayearafterhisdeathgaveupherestatetomarryhiscousinyoungenoughtohavebeenhisson,withnoproperty,andnotwell-born.ThosewhohadnotseenanythingofDorotheausuallyobservedthatshecouldnothavebeen"anicewoman,"elseshewouldnothavemarriedeithertheoneortheother.

           Certainlythosedeterminingactsofherlifewerenotideallybeautiful.Theywerethemixedresultofyoungandnobleimpulsestrugglingamidsttheconditionsofanimperfectsocialstate,inwhichgreatfeelingswilloftentaketheaspectoferror,andgreatfaiththeaspectofillusion.Forthereisnocreaturewhoseinwardbeingissostrongthatitisnotgreatlydeterminedbywhatliesoutsideit

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