Мидлмарч

Chapter 87

           Itisverydreadful!SupposeithadbeenmeandlittleArthur,andDodohadbeenhinderedfromcomingtoseeme!Iwishyouwouldbelessunkind,James!"

           "Goodheavens,Celia!"saidSirJames,muchwroughtupon,"whatdoyouwish?Iwilldoanythingyoulike.Iwilltakeyoutotownto-morrowifyouwishit."AndCeliadidwishit.

           ItwasafterthisthatMr.Brookecame,andmeetingtheBaronetinthegrounds,begantochatwithhiminignoranceofthenews,whichSirJamesforsomereasondidnotcaretotellhimimmediately.Butwhentheentailwastouchedonintheusualway,hesaid,"Mydearsir,itisnotformetodictatetoyou,butformypartIwouldletthatalone.Iwouldletthingsremainastheyare."

           Mr.Brookefeltsomuchsurprisedthathedidnotatoncefindouthowmuchhewasrelievedbythesensethathewasnotexpectedtodoanythinginparticular.

           SuchbeingthebentofCelia’sheart,itwasinevitablethatSirJamesshouldconsenttoareconciliationwithDorotheaandherhusband.Wherewomenloveeachother,menlearntosmothertheirmutualdislike.SirJamesneverlikedLadislaw,andWillalwayspreferredtohaveSirJames’scompanymixedwithanotherkind:theywereonafootingofreciprocaltolerancewhichwasmadequiteeasyonlywhenDorotheaandCeliawerepresent.

           ItbecameanunderstoodthingthatMr.andMrs.

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