Мидлмарч

Chapter 34

           IfanyonewillherecontendthattheremusthavebeentraitsofgoodnessinoldFeatherstone,Iwillnotpresumetodenythis;butImustobservethatgoodnessisofamodestnature,easilydiscouraged,andwhenmuchprivacy,elbowedinearlylifebyunabashedvices,isapttoretireintoextremeprivacy,sothatitismoreeasilybelievedinbythosewhoconstructaselfisholdgentlemantheoretically,thanbythosewhoformthenarrowerjudgmentsbasedonhispersonalacquaintance.Inanycase,hehadbeenbentonhavingahandsomefuneral,andonhavingpersons"bid"toitwhowouldratherhavestayedathome.Hehadevendesiredthatfemalerelativesshouldfollowhimtothegrave,andpoorsisterMarthahadtakenadifficultjourneyforthispurposefromtheChalkyFlats.SheandJanewouldhavebeenaltogethercheered(inatearfulmanner)bythissignthatabrotherwhodislikedseeingthemwhilehewaslivinghadbeenprospectivelyfondoftheirpresencewhenheshouldhavebecomeatestator,ifthesignhadnotbeenmadeequivocalbybeingextendedtoMrs.Vincy,whoseexpenseinhandsomecrapeseemedtoimplythemostpresumptuoushopes,aggravatedbyabloomofcomplexionwhichtoldprettyplainlythatshewasnotablood-relation,butofthatgenerallyobjectionableclasscalledwife’skin.

           Weareallofusimaginativeinsomeformorother,forimagesarethebroodofdesire;andpooroldFeatherstone,wholaughedmuchatthewayinwhichotherscajoledthemselves,didnotescapethefellowshipofillusion.

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