Мідлмарч

Chapter 1

           

           AndhowshouldDorotheanotmarry?agirlsohandsomeandwithsuchprospects?Nothingcouldhinderitbutherloveofextremes,andherinsistenceonregulatinglifeaccordingtonotionswhichmightcauseawarymantohesitatebeforehemadeheranoffer,orevenmightleadheratlasttorefusealloffers.Ayoungladyofsomebirthandfortune,whokneltsuddenlydownonabrickfloorbythesideofasicklaborerandprayedfervidlyasifshethoughtherselflivinginthetimeoftheApostleswhohadstrangewhimsoffastinglikeaPapist,andofsittingupatnighttoreadoldtheologicalbooks!Suchawifemightawakenyousomefinemorningwithanewschemefortheapplicationofherincomewhichwouldinterferewithpoliticaleconomyandthekeepingofsaddle-horses:amanwouldnaturallythinktwicebeforeheriskedhimselfinsuchfellowship.Womenwereexpectedtohaveweakopinions;butthegreatsafeguardofsocietyandofdomesticlifewas,thatopinionswerenotactedon.Sanepeopledidwhattheirneighborsdid,sothatifanylunaticswereatlarge,onemightknowandavoidthem.

           Theruralopinionaboutthenewyoungladies,evenamongthecottagers,wasgenerallyinfavorofCelia,asbeingsoamiableandinnocent-looking,whileMissBrooke’slargeeyesseemed,likeherreligion,toounusualandstriking.PoorDorothea!comparedwithher,theinnocent-lookingCeliawasknowingandworldly-wise;somuchsubtlerisahumanmindthantheoutsidetissueswhichmakeasortofblazonryorclock-faceforit.

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