Мидлмарч

Chapter 66

           

           Lydgate,bybettingonhisownstrokes,hadwonsixteenpounds;butyoungHawley’sarrivalhadchangedthepoiseofthings.Hemadefirst-ratestrokeshimself,andbegantobetagainstLydgate’sstrokes,thestrainofwhosenerveswasthuschangedfromsimpleconfidenceinhisownmovementstodefyinganotherperson’sdoubtinthem.Thedefiancewasmoreexcitingthantheconfidence,butitwaslesssure.Hecontinuedtobetonhisownplay,butbeganoftentofail.Stillhewenton,forhismindwasasutterlynarrowedintothatprecipitouscreviceofplayasifhehadbeenthemostignorantloungerthere.FredobservedthatLydgatewaslosingfast,andfoundhimselfinthenewsituationofpuzzlinghisbrainstothinkofsomedevicebywhich,withoutbeingoffensive,hecouldwithdrawLydgate’sattention,andperhapssuggesttohimareasonforquittingtheroom.HesawthatotherswereobservingLydgate’sstrangeunlikenesstohimself,anditoccurredtohimthatmerelytotouchhiselbowandcallhimasideforamomentmightrousehimfromhisabsorption.HecouldthinkofnothingclevererthanthedaringimprobabilityofsayingthathewantedtoseeRosy,andwishedtoknowifshewereathomethisevening;andhewasgoingdesperatelytocarryoutthisweakdevice,whenawaitercameuptohimwithamessage,sayingthatMr.Farebrotherwasbelow,andbeggedtospeakwithhim.

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