Мидлмарч

Chapter 31

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           "Well,butyourownnieceandMr.Bulstrode’sgreatfavoriteandyourstoo,Iamsure,Harriet!Ithought,atonetime,youmeanthimforKate,whensheisalittleolder."

           "Idon’tbelievetherecanbeanythingseriousatpresent,"saidMrs.Bulstrode."Mybrotherwouldcertainlyhavetoldme."

           "Well,peoplehavedifferentways,butIunderstandthatnobodycanseeMissVincyandMr.Lydgatetogetherwithouttakingthemtobeengaged.However,itisnotmybusiness.ShallIputupthepatternofmittens?"

           AfterthisMrs.Bulstrodedrovetoherniecewithamindnewlyweighted.Shewasherselfhandsomelydressed,butshenoticedwithalittlemoreregretthanusualthatRosamond,whowasjustcomeinandmetherinwalking-dress,wasalmostasexpensivelyequipped.Mrs.Bulstrodewasafemininesmallereditionofherbrother,andhadnoneofherhusband’slow-tonedpallor.Shehadagoodhonestglanceandusednocircumlocution.

           "Youarealone,Isee,mydear,"shesaid,astheyenteredthedrawing-roomtogether,lookingroundgravely.Rosamondfeltsurethatheraunthadsomethingparticulartosay,andtheysatdownneareachother.Nevertheless,thequillinginsideRosamond’sbonnetwassocharmingthatitwasimpossiblenottodesirethesamekindofthingforKate,andMrs.Bulstrode’seyes,whichwereratherfine,rolledroundthatamplequilledcircuit,whileshespoke.

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