Мидлмарч

Chapter 39

           An’saysI,‘Ihopeyou’rethebetterforknowin’him,Iarn’t.’Saysthey,‘He’saclose-fistedun.’‘Ayay,’saysI.‘He’samanfortheRinform,’saysthey.That’swhattheysays.An’ImadeoutwhattheRinformwerean’itweretosendyouan’yourlikesa-scuttlin’an’wi’prettystrong-smellin’thingstoo.An’youmaydoasyoulikenow,forI’mnoneafeardonyou.An’you’dbetterletmyboyaloan,an’looktoyoursen,aforetheRinformhasgotupo’yourback.That’swhatI’ngottosay,"concludedMr.Dagley,strikinghisforkintothegroundwithafirmnesswhichprovedinconvenientashetriedtodrawitupagain.

           AtthislastactionMonkbegantobarkloudly,anditwasamomentforMr.Brooketoescape.Hewalkedoutoftheyardasquicklyashecould,insomeamazementatthenoveltyofhissituation.Hehadneverbeeninsultedonhisownlandbefore,andhadbeeninclinedtoregardhimselfasageneralfavorite(weareallapttodoso,whenwethinkofourownamiabilitymorethanofwhatotherpeoplearelikelytowantofus).WhenhehadquarrelledwithCalebGarthtwelveyearsbeforehehadthoughtthatthetenantswouldbepleasedatthelandlord’stakingeverythingintohisownhands.

           SomewhofollowthenarrativeofhisexperiencemaywonderatthemidnightdarknessofMr

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