Мидлмарч

Chapter 32

           

           "Mightanybodyaskwhattheirbrotherhasbeensaying?"saidSolomon,inasofttoneofhumility,inwhichhehadasenseofluxuriouscunning,hebeingarichmanandnotinneedofit.

           "Ohyes,anybodymayask,"saidMr.Trumbull,withloudandgood-humoredthoughcuttingsarcasm."Anybodymayinterrogate.Anyonemaygivetheirremarksaninterrogativeturn,"hecontinued,hissonorousnessrisingwithhisstyle."Thisisconstantlydonebygoodspeakers,evenwhentheyanticipatenoanswer.Itiswhatwecallafigureofspeechspeechatahighfigure,asonemaysay."Theeloquentauctioneersmiledathisowningenuity.

           "Ishouldn’tbesorrytohearhe’drememberedyou,Mr.Trumbull,"saidSolomon."Ineverwasagainstthedeserving.It’stheundeservingI’magainst."

           "Ah,thereitis,yousee,thereitis,"saidMr.Trumbull,significantly."Itcan’tbedeniedthatundeservingpeoplehavebeenlegatees,andevenresiduarylegatees.Itisso,withtestamentarydispositions."Againhepurseduphislipsandfrownedalittle.

           "Doyoumeantosayforcertain,Mr.Trumbull,thatmybrotherhaslefthislandawayfromourfamily?"saidMrs.Waule,onwhom,asanunhopefulwoman,thoselongwordshadadepressingeffect.

           "Amanmightaswellturnhislandintocharitylandatonceasleaveittosomepeople,"observedSolomon,hissister’squestionhavingdrawnnoanswer.

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