Мидлмарч

Chapter 45

           Inthecourseoftheyear,however,therehadbeenachangeinthepublicsentiment,ofwhichtheunanimityatDollop’swasanindex

           Agooddealmorethanayearago,beforeanythingwasknownofLydgate’sskill,thejudgmentsonithadnaturallybeendivided,dependingonasenseoflikelihood,situatedperhapsinthepitofthestomachorinthepinealgland,anddifferinginitsverdicts,butnotthelessvaluableasaguideinthetotaldeficitofevidence.Patientswhohadchronicdiseasesorwhoseliveshadlongbeenwornthreadbare,likeoldFeatherstone’s,hadbeenatonceinclinedtotryhim;also,manywhodidnotlikepayingtheirdoctor’sbills,thoughtagreeablyofopeninganaccountwithanewdoctorandsendingforhimwithoutstintifthechildren’stemperwantedadose,occasionswhentheoldpractitionerswereoftencrusty;andallpersonsthusinclinedtoemployLydgatehelditlikelythathewasclever.Someconsideredthathemightdomorethanothers"wheretherewasliver;"atleasttherewouldbenoharmingettingafewbottlesof"stuff"fromhim,sinceiftheseproveduselessitwouldstillbepossibletoreturntothePurifyingPills,whichkeptyoualiveiftheydidnotremovetheyellowness.Butthesewerepeopleofminorimportance.GoodMiddlemarchfamilieswereofcoursenotgoingtochangetheirdoctorwithoutreasonshown;andeverybodywhohademployedMr.

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