Мидлмарч

Chapter 58

           Whenamaninsettingupahouseandpreparingformarriagefindsthathisfurnitureandotherinitialexpensescometobetweenfourandfivehundredpoundsmorethanhehascapitaltopayfor;whenattheendofayearitappearsthathishouseholdexpenses,horsesandetcaeteras,amounttonearlyathousand,whiletheproceedsofthepracticereckonedfromtheoldbookstobewortheighthundredperannumhavesunklikeasummerpondandmakehardlyfivehundred,chieflyinunpaidentries,theplaininferenceisthat,whetherhemindsitornot,heisindebt.Thosewerelessexpensivetimesthanourown,andprovinciallifewascomparativelymodest;buttheeasewithwhichamedicalmanwhohadlatelyboughtapractice,whothoughtthathewasobligedtokeeptwohorses,whosetablewassuppliedwithoutstint,andwhopaidaninsuranceonhislifeandahighrentforhouseandgarden,mightfindhisexpensesdoublinghisreceipts,canbeconceivedbyanyonewhodoesnotthinkthesedetailsbeneathhisconsideration.Rosamond,accustomedfromhertoanextravaganthousehold,thoughtthatgoodhousekeepingconsistedsimplyinorderingthebestofeverythingnothingelse"answered;"andLydgatesupposedthat"ifthingsweredoneatall,theymustbedoneproperly"—hedidnotseehowtheyweretoliveotherwise.

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