Мидлмарч

Chapter 29

           Onsuchayoungladyhewouldmakehandsomesettlements,andhewouldneglectnoarrangementforherhappiness:inreturn,heshouldreceivefamilypleasuresandleavebehindhimthatcopyofhimselfwhichseemedsourgentlyrequiredofamantothesonneteersofthesixteenthcentury.Timeshadalteredsincethen,andnosonneteerhadinsistedonMr.Casaubon’sleavingacopyofhimself;moreover,hehadnotyetsucceededinissuingcopiesofhismythologicalkey;buthehadalwaysintendedtoacquithimselfbymarriage,andthesensethathewasfastleavingtheyearsbehindhim,thattheworldwasgettingdimmerandthathefeltlonely,wasareasontohimforlosingnomoretimeinovertakingdomesticdelightsbeforetheytoowereleftbehindbytheyears.

           AndwhenhehadseenDorotheahebelievedthathehadfoundevenmorethanhedemanded:shemightreallybesuchahelpmatetohimaswouldenablehimtodispensewithahiredsecretary,anaidwhichMr.Casaubonhadneveryetemployedandhadasuspiciousdreadof.(Mr.Casaubonwasnervouslyconsciousthathewasexpectedtomanifestapowerfulmind.)Providence,initskindness,hadsuppliedhimwiththewifeheneeded.Awife,amodestyounglady,withthepurelyappreciative,unambitiousabilitiesofhersex,issuretothinkherhusband’smindpowerful.WhetherProvidencehadtakenequalcareofMissBrookeinpresentingherwithMr.Casaubonwasanideawhichcouldhardlyoccurtohim.

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