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Chapter 42

           HewasquitesurethatDorotheawasthecauseofWill’sreturnfromRome,andhisdeterminationtosettleintheneighborhood;andhewaspenetratingenoughtoimaginethatDorotheahadinnocentlyencouragedthiscourse.ItwasasclearaspossiblethatshewasreadytobeattachedtoWillandtobeplianttohissuggestions:theyhadneverhadatete-a-tetewithoutherbringingawayfromitsomenewtroublesomeimpression,andthelastinterviewthatMr.Casaubonwasawareof(Dorothea,onreturningfromFreshittHall,hadforthefirsttimebeensilentabouthavingseenWill)hadledtoascenewhichrousedanangrierfeelingagainstthemboththanhehadeverknownbefore.Dorothea’soutpouringofhernotionsaboutmoney,inthedarknessofthenight,haddonenothingbutbringamixtureofmoreodiousforebodingintoherhusband’smind.

           Andtherewastheshocklatelygiventohishealthalwayssadlypresentwithhim.Hewascertainlymuchrevived;hehadrecoveredallhisusualpowerofwork:theillnessmighthavebeenmerefatigue,andtheremightstillbetwentyyearsofachievementbeforehim,whichwouldjustifythethirtyyearsofpreparation.ThatprospectwasmadethesweeterbyaflavorofvengeanceagainstthehastysneersofCarp&Company;forevenwhenMr.Casaubonwascarryinghistaperamongthetombsofthepast,thosemodernfigurescameathwartthedimlight,andinterruptedhisdiligentexploration.

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