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Chapter 42

           Thenshewenttowardshim,andmighthaverepresentedaheaven-sentangelcomingwithapromisethattheshorthoursremainingshouldyetbefilledwiththatfaithfullovewhichclingstheclosertoacomprehendedgrief.Hisglanceinreplytoherswassochillthatshefelthertimidityincreased;yetsheturnedandpassedherhandthroughhisarm.

           Mr.Casaubonkepthishandsbehindhimandallowedherpliantarmtoclingwithdifficultyagainsthisrigidarm.

           TherewassomethinghorribletoDorotheainthesensationwhichthisunresponsivehardnessinflictedonher.Thatisastrongword,butnottoostrong:itisintheseactscalledtrivialitiesthattheseedsofjoyareforeverwasted,untilmenandwomenlookroundwithhaggardfacesatthedevastationtheirownwastehasmade,andsay,theearthbearsnoharvestofsweetnesscallingtheirdenialknowledge.Youmayaskwhy,inthenameofmanliness,Mr.Casaubonshouldhavebehavedinthatway.Considerthathiswasamindwhichshrankfrompity:haveyoueverwatchedinsuchamindtheeffectofasuspicionthatwhatispressingitasagriefmaybereallyasourceofcontentment,eitheractualorfuture,tothebeingwhoalreadyoffendsbypitying?Besides,heknewlittleofDorothea’ssensations,andhadnotreflectedthatonsuchanoccasionasthepresenttheywerecomparableinstrengthtohisownsensibilitiesaboutCarp’scriticisms.

           Dorotheadidnotwithdrawherarm,butshecouldnotventuretospeak.Mr.

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