Мидлмарч

Chapter 6

           Takeapairoftumbler-pigeonsforthemlittlebeauties.Youmustcomeandseethem.Youhavenotumblersamongyourpigeons."

           "Well,madam,MasterFitchettshallgoandsee’emafterwork.He’sveryhotonnewsorts;toobligeyou."

           "Obligeme!Itwillbethebestbargainheevermade.ApairofchurchpigeonsforacoupleofwickedSpanishfowlsthateattheirowneggs!Don’tyouandFitchettboasttoomuch,thatisall!"

           Thephaetonwasdrivenonwardswiththelastwords,leavingMrs.Fitchettlaughingandshakingherheadslowly,withaninterjectional"SureLY,sureLY!"—fromwhichitmightbeinferredthatshewouldhavefoundthecountry-sidesomewhatdulleriftheRector’sladyhadbeenlessfree-spokenandlessofaskinflint.Indeed,boththefarmersandlaborersintheparishesofFreshittandTiptonwouldhavefeltasadlackofconversationbutforthestoriesaboutwhatMrs.Cadwalladersaidanddid:aladyofimmeasurablyhighbirth,descended,asitwere,fromunknownearls,dimasthecrowdofheroicshadeswhopleadedpoverty,pareddownprices,andcutjokesinthemostcompanionablemanner,thoughwithaturnoftonguethatletyouknowwhoshewas.Suchaladygaveaneighborlinesstobothrankandreligion,andmitigatedthebitternessofuncommutedtithe.AmuchmoreexemplarycharacterwithaninfusionofsourdignitywouldnothavefurtheredtheircomprehensionoftheThirty-nineArticles,andwouldhavebeenlesssociallyuniting.

           Mr.

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