Мидлмарч

Chapter 38

           "IsawFarebrotheryesterdayhe’sWhiggishhimself,hoistsBroughamandUsefulKnowledge;that’stheworstIknowofhim;andhesaysthatBrookeisgettingupaprettystrongparty.Bulstrode,thebanker,ishisforemostman.ButhethinksBrookewouldcomeoffbadlyatanomination."

           "Exactly,"saidSirJames,withearnestness."Ihavebeeninquiringintothething,forI’veneverknownanythingaboutMiddlemarchpoliticsbeforethecountybeingmybusiness.WhatBrooketruststo,isthattheyaregoingtoturnoutOliverbecauseheisaPeelite.ButHawleytellsmethatiftheysendupaWhigatallitissuretobeBagster,oneofthosecandidateswhocomefromheavenknowswhere,butdeadagainstMinisters,andanexperiencedParliamentaryman.Hawley’sratherrough:heforgotthathewasspeakingtome.HesaidifBrookewantedapelting,hecouldgetitcheaperthanbygoingtothehustings."

           "Iwarnedyouallofit,"saidMrs.Cadwallader,wavingherhandsoutward."IsaidtoHumphreylongago,Mr.Brookeisgoingtomakeasplashinthemud.Andnowhehasdoneit."

           "Well,hemighthavetakenitintohisheadtomarry,"saidtheRector."Thatwouldhavebeenagravermessthanalittleflirtationwithpolitics."

           "Hemaydothatafterwards,"saidMrs.Cadwallader—"whenhehascomeoutontheothersideofthemudwithanague."

           "WhatIcareformostishisowndignity,"saidSirJames.

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