Мидлмарч

Chapter 35

           "Ishouldn’twonderifFeatherstonehadbetterfeelingsthananyofusgavehimcreditfor,"heobserved,intheearofhiswife."Thisfuneralshowsathoughtabouteverybody:itlookswellwhenamanwantstobefollowedbyhisfriends,andiftheyarehumble,nottobeashamedofthem.Ishouldbeallthebetterpleasedifhe’dleftlotsofsmalllegacies.Theymaybeuncommonlyusefultofellowsinasmallway."

           "Everythingisashandsomeascouldbe,crapeandsilkandeverything,"saidMrs.Vincy,contentedly.

           ButIamsorrytosaythatFredwasundersomedifficultyinrepressingalaugh,whichwouldhavebeenmoreunsuitablethanhisfather’ssnuff-box.FredhadoverheardMr.Jonahsuggestingsomethingabouta"love-child,"andwiththisthoughtinhismind,thestranger’sface,whichhappenedtobeoppositehim,affectedhimtooludicrously.MaryGarth,discerninghisdistressinthetwitchingsofhismouth,andhisrecoursetoacough,camecleverlytohisrescuebyaskinghimtochangeseatswithher,sothathegotintoashadowycorner.Fredwasfeelingasgood-naturedlyaspossibletowardseverybody,includingRigg;andhavingsomerelentingtowardsallthesepeoplewhowerelessluckythanhewasawareofbeinghimself,hewouldnotfortheworldhavebehavedamiss;still,itwasparticularlyeasytolaugh.

           Buttheentranceofthelawyerandthetwobrothersdreweveryone’sattention.ThelawyerwasMr.

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