Мідлмарч

Chapter 12

           Ay,ay;money’sagoodegg;andifyou’vegotmoneytoleavebehindyou,layitinawarmnest.Good-by,Mrs.Waule."HereMr.Featherstonepulledatbothsidesofhiswigasifhewantedtodeafenhimself,andhissisterwentawayruminatingonthisoracularspeechofhis.NotwithstandingherjealousyoftheVincysandofMaryGarth,thereremainedasthenethermostsedimentinhermentalshallowsapersuasionthatherbrotherPeterFeatherstonecouldneverleavehischiefpropertyawayfromhisblood-relations:—else,whyhadtheAlmightycarriedoffhistwowivesbothchildless,afterhehadgainedsomuchbymanganeseandthings,turningupwhennobodyexpectedit?andwhywasthereaLowickparishchurch,andtheWaulesandPowderellsallsittinginthesamepewforgenerations,andtheFeatherstonepewnexttothem,if,theSundayafterherbrotherPeter’sdeath,everybodywastoknowthatthepropertywasgoneoutofthefamily?Thehumanmindhasatnoperiodacceptedamoralchaos;andsopreposterousaresultwasnotstrictlyconceivable.Butwearefrightenedatmuchthatisnotstrictlyconceivable.

           WhenFredcameintheoldmaneyedhimwithapeculiartwinkle,whichtheyoungerhadoftenhadreasontointerpretasprideinthesatisfactorydetailsofhisappearance.

           "Youtwomissesgoaway,"saidMr.Featherstone."IwanttospeaktoFred."

           "Comeintomyroom,Rosamond,youwillnotmindthecoldforalittlewhile,"saidMary.

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