Мидлмарч

Chapter 36

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           "Mamma!"saidRosamond,blushingdeeply;andLydgatepitiedhersomuchthatheremainedsilentandwenttotheotherendoftheroomtoexamineaprintcuriously,asifhehadbeenabsent-minded.Mammahadalittlefiliallectureafterwards,andwasdocileasusual.ButRosamondreflectedthatifanyofthosehigh-bredcousinswhowerebores,shouldbeinducedtovisitMiddlemarch,theywouldseemanythingsinherownfamilywhichmightshockthem.HenceitseemeddesirablethatLydgateshouldby-and-bygetsomefirst-ratepositionelsewherethaninMiddlemarch;andthiscouldhardlybedifficultinthecaseofamanwhohadatitleduncleandcouldmakediscoveries.Lydgate,youperceive,hadtalkedfervidlytoRosamondofhishopesastothehighestusesofhislife,andhadfounditdelightfultobelistenedtobyacreaturewhowouldbringhimthesweetfurtheranceofsatisfyingaffectionbeautyreposesuchhelpasourthoughtsgetfromthesummerskyandtheflower-fringedmeadows.

           LydgatereliedmuchonthepsychologicaldifferencebetweenwhatforthesakeofvarietyIwillcallgooseandgander:especiallyontheinnatesubmissivenessofthegooseasbeautifullycorrespondingtothestrengthofthegander.

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