Мидлмарч

Chapter 20

           

           Whenhesaid,"Doesthisinterestyou,Dorothea?Shallwestayalittlelonger?Iamreadytostayifyouwishit,"itseemedtoherasifgoingorstayingwerealikedreary.Or,"ShouldyouliketogototheFarnesina,Dorothea?ItcontainscelebratedfrescosdesignedorpaintedbyRaphael,whichmostpersonsthinkitworthwhiletovisit."

           "Butdoyoucareaboutthem?"wasalwaysDorothea’squestion.

           "Theyare,Ibelieve,highlyesteemed.SomeofthemrepresentthefableofCupidandPsyche,whichisprobablytheromanticinventionofaliteraryperiod,andcannot,Ithink,bereckonedasagenuinemythicalproduct.Butifyoulikethesewall-paintingswecaneasilydrivethither;andyouillthen,Ithink,haveseenthechiefworksofRaphael,anyofwhichitwereapitytoomitinavisittoRome.Heisthepainterwhohasbeenheldtocombinethemostcompletegraceofformwithsublimityofexpression.SuchatleastIhavegatheredtobetheopinionofconoscenti."

           Thiskindofanswergiveninameasuredofficialtone,asofaclergymanreadingaccordingtotherubric,didnothelptojustifythegloriesoftheEternalCity,ortogiveherthehopethatifsheknewmoreaboutthemtheworldwouldbejoyouslyilluminatedforher.Thereishardlyanycontactmoredepressingtoayoungardentcreaturethanthatofamindinwhichyearsfullofknowledgeseemtohaveissuedinablankabsenceofinterestorsympathy.

           OnothersubjectsindeedMr.

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