Мидлмарч

Chapter 29

           Ihaveneitherleisurenorenergyforthiskindofdebate."

           HereMr.Casaubondippedhispenandmadeasifhewouldreturntohiswriting,thoughhishandtrembledsomuchthatthewordsseemedtobewritteninanunknowncharacter.Thereareanswerswhich,inturningawaywrath,onlysendittotheotherendoftheroom,andtohaveadiscussioncoollywaivedwhenyoufeelthatjusticeisallonyourownsideisevenmoreexasperatinginmarriagethaninphilosophy.

           DorothealeftLadislaw’stwolettersunreadonherhusband’swriting-tableandwenttoherownplace,thescornandindignationwithinherrejectingthereadingoftheseletters,justaswehurlawayanytrashtowardswhichweseemtohavebeensuspectedofmeancupidity.Shedidnotintheleastdivinethesubtlesourcesofherhusband’sbadtemperabouttheseletters:sheonlyknewthattheyhadcausedhimtooffendher.Shebegantoworkatonce,andherhanddidnottremble;onthecontrary,inwritingoutthequotationswhichhadbeengiventoherthedaybefore,shefeltthatshewasformingherlettersbeautifully,anditseemedtoherthatshesawtheconstructionoftheLatinshewascopying,andwhichshewasbeginningtounderstand,moreclearlythanusual.Inherindignationtherewasasenseofsuperiority,butitwentoutforthepresentinfirmnessofstroke,anddidnotcompressitselfintoaninwardarticulatevoicepronouncingtheonce"affablearchangel"apoorcreature.

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