Мидлмарч

Chapter 75

           Wouldshespeaktohimaboutit,orwouldshegoonforeverinthesilencewhichseemedtoimplythatshebelievedhimguilty?Wemustrememberthathewasinamorbidstateofmind,inwhichalmostallcontactwaspain.CertainlyRosamondinthiscasehadequalreasontocomplainofreserveandwantofconfidenceonhispart;butinthebitternessofhissoulheexcusedhimself;washenotjustifiedinshrinkingfromthetaskoftellingher,sincenowsheknewthetruthshehadnoimpulsetospeaktohim?Butadeeper-lyingconsciousnessthathewasinfaultmadehimrestless,andthesilencebetweenthembecameintolerabletohim;itwasasiftheywerebothadriftononepieceofwreckandlookedawayfromeachother.

           Hethought,"Iamafool.Haven’tIgivenupexpectinganything?Ihavemarriedcare,nothelp."Andthateveninghesaid

           "Rosamond,haveyouheardanythingthatdistressesyou?"

           "Yes,"sheanswered,layingdownherwork,whichshehadbeencarryingonwithalanguidsemi-consciousness,mostunlikeherusualself.

           "Whathaveyouheard?"

           "Everything,Isuppose.Papatoldme."

           "Thatpeoplethinkmedisgraced?"

           "Yes,"saidRosamond,faintly,beginningtosewagainautomatically.

           Therewassilence.Lydgatethought,"IfshehasanytrustinmeanynotionofwhatIam,sheoughttospeaknowandsaythatshedoesnotbelieveIhavedeserveddisgrace.

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