Chapter 51

           PartyisNaturetoo,andyoushallseeByforceofLogichowtheybothagree:TheManyintheOne,theOneinMany;AllisnotSome,norSomethesameasAny:Genusholdsspecies,botharegreatorsmall;Onegenushighest,onenothighatall;Eachspecieshasitsdifferentiatoo,ThisisnotThat,andHewasneverYou,ThoughthisandthatareAYES,andyouandheArelikeasonetoone,orthreetothree.

           NogossipaboutMr.Casaubon’swillhadyetreachedLadislaw:theairseemedtobefilledwiththedissolutionofParliamentandthecomingelection,astheoldwakesandfairswerefilledwiththerivalclatterofitinerantshows;andmoreprivatenoisesweretakenlittlenoticeof.Thefamous"dryelection"wasathand,inwhichthedepthsofpublicfeelingmightbemeasuredbythelowflood-markofdrink.WillLadislawwasoneofthebusiestatthistime;andthoughDorothea’swidowhoodwascontinuallyinhisthought,hewassofarfromwishingtobespokentoonthesubject,thatwhenLydgatesoughthimouttotellhimwhathadpassedabouttheLowickliving,heansweredratherwaspishly—

           "Whyshouldyoubringmeintothematter?IneverseeMrs.Casaubon,andamnotlikelytoseeher,sincesheisatFreshitt.Inevergothere.ItisToryground,whereIandthe‘Pioneer’arenomorewelcomethanapoacherandhisgun."

           ThefactwasthatWillhadbeenmadethemoresusceptiblebyobservingthatMr.