Возвращение на родину

IV. Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His Vocation

           “Youmighthavebeenthesonofamanthat’sneverbeenoutsideBlooms-Endinhislifeforallthewityouhave.Reallyallthesoldieringandsmartnessintheworldinthefatherseemstocountfornothinginformingthenateroftheson.AsfarasthatchiefChristianisconcernedImightaswellhavestayedathomeandseednothing,likealltherestofyehere.Though,asfarasmyselfisconcerned,adashingspirithascountedforsommat,tobesure!”

           “Don’tyeletmedownso,Father;Ifeelnobiggerthananinepinafterit.I’vemadebutabrucklehit,I’mafeard.”

           “Come,come.Neverpitchyerselfinsuchalowkeyasthat,Christian;youshouldtrymore,”saidFairway.

           “Yes,youshouldtrymore,”echoedtheGrandferwithinsistence,asifhehadbeenthefirsttomakethesuggestion.“Incommonconscienceeverymanoughteithertomarryorgoforasoldier.’Tisascandaltothenationtodoneitheronenort’other.Ididboth,thankGod!Neithertoraisemennortolay’emlow—thatshowsapoordo-nothingspiritindeed.”

           “Ineverhadthenervetostandfire,”falteredChristian.“Butastomarrying,IownI’veaskedhereandthere,thoughwithoutmuchfruitfromit.Yes,there’ssomehouseorotherthatmighthavehadamanforamaster—suchasheis—that’snowruledbyawomanalone.StillitmighthavebeenawkwardifIhadfoundher;for,d’yesee,neighbours,there’dhavebeennobodyleftathometokeepdownFather’sspiritstothedecentpitchthatbecomesaoldman.

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