Мидлмарч

Chapter 24

           Garth,pinchinganapple-puffwhichseemedtodistractBen,anenergeticyoungmalewithaheavybrow,fromdueattentiontothelesson."‘Notwithoutregardtotheimportofthewordasconveyingunityorpluralityofidea’—tellmeagainwhatthatmeans,Ben."

           (Mrs.Garth,likemorecelebratededucators,hadherfavoriteancientpaths,andinageneralwreckofsocietywouldhavetriedtoholdher"LindleyMurray"abovethewaves.)

           "Ohitmeansyoumustthinkwhatyoumean,"saidBen,ratherpeevishly."Ihategrammar.What’stheuseofit?"

           "Toteachyoutospeakandwritecorrectly,sothatyoucanbeunderstood,"saidMrs.Garth,withsevereprecision."ShouldyouliketospeakasoldJobdoes?"

           "Yes,"saidBen,stoutly;"it’sfunnier.Hesays,‘Yogoo’—that’sjustasgoodas‘Yougo.’"

           "Buthesays,‘Aship’sinthegarden,’insteadof‘asheep,’"saidLetty,withanairofsuperiority."Youmightthinkhemeantashipoffthesea."

           "No,youmightn’t,ifyouweren’tsilly,"saidBen."Howcouldashipofftheseacomethere?"

           "Thesethingsbelongonlytopronunciation,whichistheleastpartofgrammar,"saidMrs.Garth."Thatapple-peelistobeeatenbythepigs,Ben;ifyoueatit,Imustgivethemyourpieceofpasty.Jobhasonlytospeakaboutveryplainthings.

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