Мидлмарч

Chapter 14

           Youwanttocutafigureintheworld,andIreckonPeterFeatherstoneistheonlyoneyou’vegottotrustto."Heretheoldman’seyesgleamedwithacuriouslymingledsatisfactionintheconsciousnessthatthissmartyoungfellowrelieduponhim,andthatthesmartyoungfellowwasratherafoolfordoingso.

           "Yes,indeed:Iwasnotborntoverysplendidchances.FewmenhavebeenmorecrampedthanIhavebeen,"saidFred,withsomesenseofsurpriseathisownvirtue,consideringhowhardlyhewasdealtwith."Itreallyseemsalittletoobadtohavetorideabroken-windedhunter,andseemen,who,arenothalfsuchgoodjudgesasyourself,abletothrowawayanyamountofmoneyonbuyingbadbargains."

           "Well,youcanbuyyourselfafinehunternow.Eightypoundisenoughforthat,Ireckonandyou’llhavetwentypoundovertogetyourselfoutofanylittlescrape,"saidMr.Featherstone,chucklingslightly.

           "Youareverygood,sir,"saidFred,withafinesenseofcontrastbetweenthewordsandhisfeeling.

           "Ay,ratherabetterunclethanyourfineuncleBulstrode.Youwon’tgetmuchoutofhisspekilations,Ithink.He’sgotaprettystrongstringroundyourfather’sleg,bywhatIhear,eh?"

           "Myfathernevertellsmeanythingabouthisaffairs,sir."

           "Well,heshowssomesensethere.Butotherpeoplefind’emoutwithouthistelling.

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