Мидлмарч

Chapter 20

           IndeedIthinkitisoneamongseveralcitiestowhichanextremehyperbolehasbeenapplied‘SeeRomeanddie:’butinyourcaseIwouldproposeanemendationandsay,SeeRomeasabride,andlivehenceforthasahappywife."

           Mr.Casaubonpronouncedthislittlespeechwiththemostconscientiousintention,blinkingalittleandswayinghisheadupanddown,andconcludingwithasmile.Hehadnotfoundmarriagearapturousstate,buthehadnoideaofbeinganythingelsethananirreproachablehusband,whowouldmakeacharmingyoungwomanashappyasshedeservedtobe.

           "IhopeyouarethoroughlysatisfiedwithourstayImean,withtheresultsofarasyourstudiesareconcerned,"saidDorothea,tryingtokeephermindfixedonwhatmostaffectedherhusband.

           "Yes,"saidMr.Casaubon,withthatpeculiarpitchofvoicewhichmakesthewordhalfanegative."IhavebeenledfartherthanIhadforeseen,andvarioussubjectsforannotationhavepresentedthemselveswhich,thoughIhavenodirectneedofthem,Icouldnotpretermit.Thetask,notwithstandingtheassistanceofmyamanuensis,hasbeenasomewhatlaboriousone,butyoursocietyhashappilypreventedmefromthattoocontinuousprosecutionofthoughtbeyondthehoursofstudywhichhasbeenthesnareofmysolitarylife."

           "Iamverygladthatmypresencehasmadeanydifferencetoyou,"saidDorothea,whohadavividmemoryofeveningsinwhichshehadsupposedthatMr.

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