Мидлмарч

Chapter 54

           Ofcourse,asaservantwhowastobetoldnothing,heknewthefactofwhichLadislawwasstillignorant,andhaddrawnhisinferences;indeed,hadnotdifferedfromhisbetrothedTantrippwhenshesaid,"Yourmasterwasasjealousasafiendandnoreason.MadamwouldlookhigherthanMr.Ladislaw,elseIdon’tknowher.Mrs.Cadwallader’smaidsaysthere’salordcomingwhoistomarryherwhenthemourning’sover."

           TherewerenotmanymomentsforWilltowalkaboutwithhishatinhishandbeforeDorotheaentered.ThemeetingwasverydifferentfromthatfirstmeetinginRomewhenWillhadbeenembarrassedandDorotheacalm.Thistimehefeltmiserablebutdetermined,whileshewasinastateofagitationwhichcouldnotbehidden.Justoutsidethedoorshehadfeltthatthislonged-formeetingwasafteralltoodifficult,andwhenshesawWilladvancingtowardsher,thedeepblushwhichwasrareinhercamewithpainfulsuddenness.Neitherofthemknewhowitwas,butneitherofthemspoke.Shegaveherhandforamoment,andthentheywenttositdownnearthewindow,sheononesetteeandheonanotheropposite.Willwaspeculiarlyuneasy:itseemedtohimnotlikeDorotheathatthemerefactofherbeingawidowshouldcausesuchachangeinhermannerofreceivinghim;andheknewofnootherconditionwhichcouldhaveaffectedtheirpreviousrelationtoeachotherexceptthat,ashisimaginationatoncetoldhim,herfriendsmighthavebeenpoisoninghermindwiththeirsuspicionsofhim.

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