Мидлмарч

Chapter 1

           

           YetthosewhoapproachedDorothea,thoughprejudicedagainstherbythisalarminghearsay,foundthatshehadacharmunaccountablyreconcilablewithit.Mostmenthoughtherbewitchingwhenshewasonhorseback.Shelovedthefreshairandthevariousaspectsofthecountry,andwhenhereyesandcheeksglowedwithmingledpleasureshelookedverylittlelikeadevotee.Ridingwasanindulgencewhichsheallowedherselfinspiteofconscientiousqualms;shefeltthatsheenjoyeditinapagansensuousway,andalwayslookedforwardtorenouncingit.

           Shewasopen,ardent,andnotintheleastself-admiring;indeed,itwasprettytoseehowherimaginationadornedhersisterCeliawithattractionsaltogethersuperiortoherown,andifanygentlemanappearedtocometotheGrangefromsomeothermotivethanthatofseeingMr.Brooke,sheconcludedthathemustbeinlovewithCelia:SirJamesChettam,forexample,whomsheconstantlyconsideredfromCelia’spointofview,inwardlydebatingwhetheritwouldbegoodforCeliatoaccepthim.Thatheshouldberegardedasasuitortoherselfwouldhaveseemedtoheraridiculousirrelevance.Dorothea,withallhereagernesstoknowthetruthsoflife,retainedverychildlikeideasaboutmarriage.

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