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Chapter 7

           ShewouldnothaveaskedMr.Casaubonatoncetoteachherthelanguages,dreadingofallthingstobetiresomeinsteadofhelpful;butitwasnotentirelyoutofdevotiontoherfuturehusbandthatshewishedtoknowLatinandCreek.Thoseprovincesofmasculineknowledgeseemedtoherastanding-groundfromwhichalltruthcouldbeseenmoretruly.Asitwas,sheconstantlydoubtedherownconclusions,becauseshefeltherownignorance:howcouldshebeconfidentthatone-roomedcottageswerenotforthegloryofGod,whenmenwhoknewtheclassicsappearedtoconciliateindifferencetothecottageswithzealfortheglory?PerhapsevenHebrewmightbenecessaryatleastthealphabetandafewrootsinordertoarriveatthecoreofthings,andjudgesoundlyonthesocialdutiesoftheChristian.Andshehadnotreachedthatpointofrenunciationatwhichshewouldhavebeensatisfier’withhavingawisehusband:shewished,poorchild,tobewiseherself.MissBrookewascertainlyverynaivewithal:herallegedcleverness.Celia,whosemindhadneverbeenthoughttoopowerful,sawtheemptinessofotherpeople’spretensionsmuchmorereadily.Tohaveingeneralbutlittlefeeling,seemstobetheonlysecurityagainstfeelingtoomuchonanyparticularoccasion.

           However,Mr.Casaubonconsentedtolistenandteachforanhourtogether,likeaschoolmasteroflittleboys,orratherlikealover,towhomamistress’selementaryignoranceanddifficultieshaveatouchingfitness.

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