Мідлмарч

Chapter 44

           Imean,"shesaid,afteramoment’shesitation,"thatthepeopleinourvillagearetolerablycomfortable,andmymindhasbeentoomuchtakenupformetoinquirefurther.Buthere—insuchaplaceasMiddlemarch—theremustbeagreatdealtobedone."

           "Thereiseverythingtobedone,"saidLydgate,withabruptenergy."AndthisHospitalisacapitalpieceofwork,dueentirelytoMr.Bulstrode’sexertions,andinagreatdegreetohismoney.Butonemancan’tdoeverythinginaschemeofthissort.Ofcoursehelookedforwardtohelp.Andnowthere’samean,pettyfeudsetupagainstthethinginthetown,bycertainpersonswhowanttomakeitafailure."

           "Whatcanbetheirreasons?"saidDorothea,withnaivesurprise.

           "ChieflyMr.Bulstrode’sunpopularity,tobeginwith.Halfthetownwouldalmosttaketroubleforthesakeofthwartinghim.Inthisstupidworldmostpeopleneverconsiderthatathingisgoodtobedoneunlessitisdonebytheirownset.IhadnoconnectionwithBulstrodebeforeIcamehere.Ilookathimquiteimpartially,andIseethathehassomenotions—thathehassetthingsonfoot—whichIcanturntogoodpublicpurpose.Ifafairnumberofthebettereducatedmenwenttoworkwiththebeliefthattheirobservationsmightcontributetothereformofmedicaldoctrineandpractice,weshouldsoonseeachangeforthebetter.That’smypointofview.IholdthatbyrefusingtoworkwithMr.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 677 з 1302