Мидлмарч

Chapter 37

           Shewasblind,yousee,tomanythingsobvioustootherslikelytotreadinthewrongplaces,asCeliahadwarnedher;yetherblindnesstowhateverdidnotlieinherownpurepurposecarriedhersafelybythesideofprecipiceswherevisionwouldhavebeenperilouswithfear.

           ThethoughtswhichhadgatheredvividnessinthesolitudeofherboudoiroccupiedherincessantlythroughthedayonwhichMr.CasaubonhadsenthislettertoWill.Everythingseemedhindrancetohertillshecouldfindanopportunityofopeningherhearttoherhusband.Tohispreoccupiedmindallsubjectsweretobeapproachedgently,andshehadneversincehisillnesslostfromherconsciousnessthedreadofagitatinghim.Batwhenyoungardorissetbroodingovertheconceptionofapromptdeed,thedeeditselfseemstostartforthwithindependentlife,masteringidealobstacles.Thedaypassedinasombrefashion,notunusual,thoughMr.Casaubonwasperhapsunusuallysilent;buttherewerehoursofthenightwhichmightbecountedonasopportunitiesofconversation;forDorothea,whenawareofherhusband’ssleeplessness,hadestablishedahabitofrising,lightingacandle,andreadinghimtosleepagain.Andthisnightshewasfromthebeginningsleepless,excitedbyresolves.

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