Мидлмарч

Chapter 1

           ShefeltsurethatshewouldhaveacceptedthejudiciousHooker,ifshehadbeenbornintimetosavehimfromthatwretchedmistakehemadeinmatrimony;orJohnMiltonwhenhisblindnesshadcomeon;oranyoftheothergreatmenwhoseoddhabitsitwouldhavebeengloriouspietytoendure;butanamiablehandsomebaronet,whosaid"Exactly"toherremarksevenwhensheexpresseduncertaintyhowcouldheaffectherasalover?Thereallydelightfulmarriagemustbethatwhereyourhusbandwasasortoffather,andcouldteachyouevenHebrew,ifyouwishedit.

           ThesepeculiaritiesofDorothea’scharactercausedMr.Brooketobeallthemoreblamedinneighboringfamiliesfornotsecuringsomemiddle-agedladyasguideandcompaniontohisnieces.Buthehimselfdreadedsomuchthesortofsuperiorwomanlikelytobeavailableforsuchaposition,thatheallowedhimselftobedissuadedbyDorothea’sobjections,andwasinthiscasebraveenoughtodefytheworldthatistosay,Mrs.CadwalladertheRector’swife,andthesmallgroupofgentrywithwhomhevisitedinthenortheastcornerofLoamshire.SoMissBrookepresidedinheruncle’shousehold,anddidnotatalldislikehernewauthority,withthehomagethatbelongedtoit.

           SirJamesChettamwasgoingtodineattheGrangeto-daywithanothergentlemanwhomthegirlshadneverseen,andaboutwhomDorotheafeltsomeveneratingexpectation.

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