Мидлмарч

Chapter 58

           

           "Iwishyouwouldfastenupmyplaits,dear,"saidRosamond,lettingherarmsfallwithalittlesigh,soastomakeahusbandashamedofstandingtherelikeabrute.Lydgatehadoftenfastenedtheplaitsbefore,beingamongthedeftestofmenwithhislargefinelyformedfingers.Hesweptupthesoftfestoonsofplaitsandfastenedinthetallcomb(tosuchusesdomencome!);andwhatcouldhedothenbutkisstheexquisitenapewhichwasshowninallitsdelicatecurves?Butwhenwedowhatwehavedonebefore,itisoftenwithadifference.Lydgatewasstillangry,andhadnotforgottenhispoint.

           "IshalltelltheCaptainthatheoughttohaveknownbetterthanofferyouhishorse,"hesaid,ashemovedaway.

           "Ibegyouwillnotdoanythingofthekind,Tertius,"saidRosamond,lookingathimwithsomethingmoremarkedthanusualinherspeech."ItwillbetreatingmeasifIwereachild.Promisethatyouwillleavethesubjecttome."

           Theredidseemtobesometruthinherobjection.Lydgatesaid,"Verywell,"withasurlyobedience,andthusthediscussionendedwithhispromisingRosamond,andnotwithherpromisinghim.

           Infact,shehadbeendeterminednottopromise.Rosamondhadthatvictoriousobstinacywhichneverwastesitsenergyinimpetuousresistance.Whatshelikedtodowastohertherightthing,andallherclevernesswasdirectedtogettingthemeansofdoingit.

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