Мидлмарч

Chapter 45

           Peacockdidnotfeelobligedtoacceptanewmanmerelyinthecharacterofhissuccessor,objectingthathewas"notlikelytobeequaltoPeacock."

           ButLydgatehadnotbeenlonginthetownbeforetherewereparticularsenoughreportedofhimtobreedmuchmorespecificexpectationsandtointensifydifferencesintopartisanship;someoftheparticularsbeingofthatimpressiveorderofwhichthesignificanceisentirelyhidden,likeastatisticalamountwithoutastandardofcomparison,butwithanoteofexclamationattheend.Thecubicfeetofoxygenyearlyswallowedbyafull-grownmanwhatashuddertheymighthavecreatedinsomeMiddlemarchcircles!"Oxygen!nobodyknowswhatthatmaybeisitanywonderthecholerahasgottoDantzic?Andyettherearepeoplewhosayquarantineisnogood!"

           OneofthefactsquicklyrumoredwasthatLydgatedidnotdispensedrugs.Thiswasoffensivebothtothephysicianswhoseexclusivedistinctionseemedinfringedon,andtothesurgeon-apothecarieswithwhomherangedhimself;andonlyalittlewhilebefore,theymighthavecountedonhavingthelawontheirsideagainstamanwhowithoutcallinghimselfaLondon-madeM.D.daredtoaskforpayexceptasachargeondrugs.ButLydgatehadnotbeenexperiencedenoughtoforeseethathisnewcoursewouldbeevenmoreoffensivetothelaity;andtoMr.

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