Мидлмарч

Chapter 39

           Oh,howhappy!"—shewenton,claspingherhands,withareturntothatmorechildlikeimpetuousmanner,whichhadbeensubduedsincehermarriage."IfIwereathomestill,Ishouldtaketoridingagain,thatImightgoaboutwithyouandseeallthat!AndyouaregoingtoengageMr.Garth,whopraisedmycottages,SirJamessays."

           "Chettamisalittlehasty,mydear,"saidMr.Brooke,coloringslightly;"alittlehasty,youknow.IneversaidIshoulddoanythingofthekind.IneversaidIshouldNOTdoit,youknow."

           "Heonlyfeelsconfidentthatyouwilldoit,"saidDorothea,inavoiceasclearandunhesitatingasthatofayoungchoristerchantingacredo,"becauseyoumeantoenterParliamentasamemberwhocaresfortheimprovementofthepeople,andoneofthefirstthingstobemadebetteristhestateofthelandandthelaborers.ThinkofKitDownes,uncle,wholiveswithhiswifeandsevenchildreninahousewithonesittingroomandonebedroomhardlylargerthanthistable!andthosepoorDagleys,intheirtumble-downfarmhouse,wheretheyliveinthebackkitchenandleavetheotherroomstotherats!ThatisonereasonwhyIdidnotlikethepictureshere,dearunclewhichyouthinkmestupidabout.Iusedtocomefromthevillagewithallthatdirtandcoarseuglinesslikeapainwithinme,andthesimperingpicturesinthedrawing-roomseemedtomelikeawickedattempttofinddelightinwhatisfalse,whilewedon’tmindhowhardthetruthisfortheneighborsoutsideourwalls.

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