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Chapter 20

           

           Still,suchcomparisonsmightmislead,fornomanwasmoreincapableofflashymake-believethanMr.Casaubon:hewasasgenuineacharacterasanyruminantanimal,andhehadnotactivelyassistedincreatinganyillusionsabouthimself.Howwasitthatintheweekssincehermarriage,Dorotheahadnotdistinctlyobservedbutfeltwithastiflingdepression,thatthelargevistasandwidefreshairwhichshehaddreamedoffindinginherhusband’smindwerereplacedbyanteroomsandwindingpassageswhichseemedtoleadnowhither?Isupposeitwasthatincourtshipeverythingisregardedasprovisionalandpreliminary,andthesmallestsampleofvirtueoraccomplishmentistakentoguaranteedelightfulstoreswhichthebroadleisureofmarriagewillreveal.Butthedoor-sillofmarriageoncecrossed,expectationisconcentratedonthepresent.Havingonceembarkedonyourmaritalvoyage,itisimpossiblenottobeawarethatyoumakenowayandthattheseaisnotwithinsightthat,infact,youareexploringanenclosedbasin.

           Intheirconversationbeforemarriage,Mr.CasaubonhadoftendweltonsomeexplanationorquestionabledetailofwhichDorotheadidnotseethebearing;butsuchimperfectcoherenceseemedduetothebrokennessoftheirintercourse,and,supportedbyherfaithintheirfuture,shehadlistenedwithfervidpatiencetoarecitationofpossibleargumentstobebroughtagainstMr.

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