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Chapter 54

           Farebrotherrecurredtoherknittingwithadignifiedsatisfactioninherneatlittleeffortatoratory,butthiswasnotwhatDorotheawantedtohear.Poorthing!shedidnotevenknowwhetherWillLadislawwasstillatMiddlemarch,andtherewasnoonewhomshedaredtoask,unlessitwereLydgate.ButjustnowshecouldnotseeLydgatewithoutsendingforhimorgoingtoseekhim.PerhapsWillLadislaw,havingheardofthatstrangebanagainsthimleftbyMr.Casaubon,hadfeltitbetterthatheandsheshouldnotmeetagain,andperhapsshewaswrongtowishforameetingthatothersmightfindmanygoodreasonsagainst.Still"Idowishit"cameattheendofthosewisereflectionsasnaturallyasasobafterholdingthebreath.Andthemeetingdidhappen,butinaformalwayquiteunexpectedbyher.

           Onemorning,abouteleven,Dorotheawasseatedinherboudoirwithamapofthelandattachedtothemanorandotherpapersbeforeher,whichweretohelpherinmakinganexactstatementforherselfofherincomeandaffairs.Shehadnotyetappliedherselftoherwork,butwasseatedwithherhandsfoldedonherlap,lookingoutalongtheavenueoflimestothedistantfields.Everyleafwasatrestinthesunshine,thefamiliarscenewaschangeless,andseemedtorepresenttheprospectofherlife,fullofmotivelesseasemotiveless,ifherownenergycouldnotseekoutreasonsforardentaction.

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