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Chapter 37

           Casaubonfelt(andmustnotwe,beingimpartial,feelwithhimalittle?)thatnomanhadjustercausefordisgustandsuspicionthanhe.YoungLadislaw,hewassure,meanttodefyandannoyhim,meanttowinDorothea’sconfidenceandsowhermindwithdisrespect,andperhapsaversion,towardsherhusband.SomemotivebeneaththesurfacehadbeenneededtoaccountforWill’ssuddenchangeofinrejectingMr.Casaubon’saidandquittinghistravels;andthisdefiantdeterminationtofixhimselfintheneighborhoodbytakingupsomethingsomuchatvariancewithhisformerchoiceasMr.Brooke’sMiddlemarchprojects,revealedclearlyenoughthattheundeclaredmotivehadrelationtoDorothea.NotforonemomentdidMr.CasaubonsuspectDorotheaofanydoubleness:hehadnosuspicionsofher,buthehad(whatwaslittlelessuncomfortable)thepositiveknowledgethathertendencytoformopinionsaboutherhusband’sconductwasaccompaniedwithadispositiontoregardWillLadislawfavorablyandbeinfluencedbywhathesaid.HisownproudreticencehadpreventedhimfromeverbeingundeceivedinthesuppositionthatDorotheahadoriginallyaskedheruncletoinviteWilltohishouse.

           Andnow,onreceivingWill’sletter,Mr.Casaubonhadtoconsiderhisduty.Hewouldneverhavebeeneasytocallhisactionanythingelsethanduty;butinthiscase,contendingmotivesthrusthimbackintonegations.

           ShouldheapplydirectlytoMr.

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