Chapter 29

           

           "Ifoundthatnogeniusinanothercouldpleaseme.Myunfortunateparadoxeshadentirelydriedupthatsourceofcomfort."—GOLDSMITH.

           Onemorning,someweeksafterherarrivalatLowick,DorotheabutwhyalwaysDorothea?Washerpointofviewtheonlypossibleonewithregardtothismarriage?protestagainstallourinterest,alloureffortatunderstandingbeinggiventotheyoungskinsthatlookbloominginspiteoftrouble;forthesetoowillgetfaded,andwillknowtheolderandmoreeatinggriefswhichwearehelpingtoneglect.InspiteoftheblinkingeyesandwhitemolesobjectionabletoCelia,andthewantofmuscularcurvewhichwasmorallypainfultoSirJames,Mr.Casaubonhadanintenseconsciousnesswithinhim,andwasspirituallya-hungeredliketherestofus.Hehaddonenothingexceptionalinmarryingnothingbutwhatsocietysanctions,andconsidersanoccasionforwreathsandbouquets.Ithadoccurredtohimthathemustnotanylongerdeferhisintentionofmatrimony,andhehadreflectedthatintakingawife,amanofgoodpositionshouldexpectandcarefullychooseabloomingyoungladytheyoungerthebetter,becausemoreeducableandsubmissiveofarankequaltohisown,ofreligiousprinciples,virtuousdisposition,andgoodunderstanding.

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