Мидлмарч

Chapter 34

           

           "Iwillgoanywherewithyou,Mrs.Cadwallader,"Celiahadsaid;"butIdon’tlikefunerals."

           "Oh,mydear,whenyouhaveaclergymaninyourfamilyyoumustaccommodateyourtastes:Ididthatveryearly.WhenImarriedHumphreyImadeupmymindtolikesermons,andIsetoutbylikingtheendverymuch.Thatsoonspreadtothemiddleandthebeginning,becauseIcouldn’thavetheendwithoutthem."

           "No,tobesurenot,"saidtheDowagerLadyChettam,withstatelyemphasis.

           TheupperwindowfromwhichthefuneralcouldbewellseenwasintheroomoccupiedbyMr.Casaubonwhenhehadbeenforbiddentowork;buthehadresumednearlyhishabitualstyleoflifenowinspiteofwarningsandprescriptions,andafterpolitelywelcomingMrs.CadwalladerhadslippedagainintothelibrarytochewacudoferuditemistakeaboutCushandMizraim.

           ButforhervisitorsDorotheatoomighthavebeenshutupinthelibrary,andwouldnothavewitnessedthissceneofoldFeatherstone’sfuneral,which,aloofasitseemedtobefromthetenorofherlife,alwaysafterwardscamebacktoheratthetouchofcertainsensitivepointsinmemory,justasthevisionofSt.Peter’satRomewasinwovenwithmoodsofdespondency.

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