Мидлмарч

Chapter 24

           "Ican’tabideyourlosingthemoneyyou’vescrapedtogetherforAlfred."

           "ItisverywellthatIHADscrapedittogether;anditisyouwhowillhavetosuffer,foryoumustteachtheboyyourself.Youmustgiveupyourbadhabits.Somementaketodrinking,andyouhavetakentoworkingwithoutpay.Youmustindulgeyourselfalittlelessinthat.AndyoumustrideovertoMary,andaskthechildwhatmoneyshehas."

           Calebhadpushedhischairback,andwasleaningforward,shakinghisheadslowly,andfittinghisfinger-tipstogetherwithmuchnicety.

           "PoorMary!"hesaid."Susan,"hewentoninaloweredtone,"I’mafraidshemaybefondofFred."

           "Ohno!Shealwayslaughsathim;andheisnotlikelytothinkofherinanyotherthanabrotherlyway."

           Calebmadenorejoinder,butpresentlyloweredhisspectacles,drewuphischairtothedesk,andsaid,"DeucetakethebillIwishitwasatHanover!Thesethingsareasadinterruptiontobusiness!"

           Thefirstpartofthisspeechcomprisedhiswholestoreofmaledictoryexpression,andwasutteredwithaslightsnarleasytoimagine.Butitwouldbedifficulttoconveytothosewhoneverheardhimuttertheword"business,"thepeculiartoneoffervidveneration,ofreligiousregard,inwhichhewrappedit,asaconsecratedsymboliswrappedinitsgold-fringedlinen.

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