Мидлмарч

Chapter 2

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           "Ifthatweretrue,Celia,mygiving-upwouldbeself-indulgence,notself-mortification.Buttheremaybegoodreasonsforchoosingnottodowhatisveryagreeable,"saidDorothea.

           Mr.Brookewasspeakingatthesametime,butitwasevidentthatMr.CasaubonwasobservingDorothea,andshewasawareofit.

           "Exactly,"saidSirJames."Yougiveupfromsomehigh,generousmotive."

           "No,indeed,notexactly.Ididnotsaythatofmyself,"answeredDorothea,reddening.UnlikeCelia,sherarelyblushed,andonlyfromhighdelightoranger.AtthismomentshefeltangrywiththeperverseSirJames.WhydidhenotpayattentiontoCelia,andleavehertolistentoMr.Casaubon?ifthatlearnedmanwouldonlytalk,insteadofallowinghimselftobetalkedtobyMr.Brooke,whowasjusttheninforminghimthattheReformationeithermeantsomethingoritdidnot,thathehimselfwasaProtestanttothecore,butthatCatholicismwasafact;andastorefusinganacreofyourgroundforaRomanistchapel,allmenneededthebridleofreligion,which,properlyspeaking,wasthedreadofaHereafter.

           "Imadeagreatstudyoftheologyatonetime,"saidMr.Brooke,asiftoexplaintheinsightjustmanifested."Iknowsomethingofallschools.IknewWilberforceinhisbestdays.DoyouknowWilberforce?"

           Mr.Casaubonsaid,"No.

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