Мідлмарч

Chapter 58

           

           "Iwasnotabletopayforallthethingswehadtogetbeforeweweremarried,andtherehavebeenexpensessincewhichIhavebeenobligedtomeet.Theconsequenceis,thereisalargedebtatBrassingthreehundredandeightypoundswhichhasbeenpressingonmeagoodwhile,andinfactwearegettingdeepereveryday,forpeopledon’tpaymethefasterbecauseotherswantthemoney.Itookpainstokeepitfromyouwhileyouwerenotwell;butnowwemustthinktogetheraboutit,andyoumusthelpme."

           "WhatcanI—do,Tertius?"saidRosamond,turninghereyesonhimagain.Thatlittlespeechoffourwords,likesomanyothersinalllanguages,iscapablebyvariedvocalinflectionsofexpressingallstatesofmindfromhelplessdimnesstoexhaustiveargumentativeperception,fromthecompletestself-devotingfellowshiptothemostneutralaloofness.Rosamond’sthinutterancethrewintothewords"WhatcanI—do!"asmuchneutralityastheycouldhold.TheyfelllikeamortalchillonLydgate’srousedtenderness.Hedidnotstorminindignationhefelttoosadasinkingoftheheart.Andwhenhespokeagainitwasmoreinthetoneofamanwhoforceshimselftofulfilatask.

           "Itisnecessaryforyoutoknow,becauseIhavetogivesecurityforatime,andamanmustcometomakeaninventoryofthefurniture."

           Rosamondcoloreddeeply."Haveyounotaskedpapaformoney?"shesaid,assoonasshecouldspeak.

           "No.

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