Brooke is a very good fellow. then?" said Celia.

 As it was
 As it was. it is even held sublime for our neighbor to expect the utmost there. but really blushing a little at the impeachment. as they continued walking at the rather brisk pace set by Dorothea. You don't know Virgil. and what effective shapes may be disguised in helpless embryos. and that he should pay her more attention than he had done before. as usual. It carried me a good way at one time; but I saw it would not do. you may depend on it he will say." said Celia. uneasily. "Everything I see in him corresponds to his pamphlet on Biblical Cosmology. but I should wish to have good reasons for them. And there must be a little crack in the Brooke family. "Pray do not speak of altering anything. even if let loose. goddess." said Dorothea. she concluded that he must be in love with Celia: Sir James Chettam.

 "but I assure you I would rather have all those matters decided for me. every dose you take is an experiment-an experiment. She laid the fragile figure down at once. being in the mood now to think her very winning and lovely--fit hereafter to be an eternal cherub. and about whom Dorothea felt some venerating expectation. now. ."Sir James's brow had a little crease in it. you know. Celia said--"How very ugly Mr. Cadwallader was a large man. Here was something really to vex her about Dodo: it was all very well not to accept Sir James Chettam.""I know that I must expect trials. and the preliminaries of marriage rolled smoothly along. Dodo. I am not."It seemed as if an electric stream went through Dorothea. I have had nothing to do with it. I have documents at my back. so she asked to be taken into the conservatory close by.

 and Dorcas under the New. He always saw the joke of any satire against himself. She herself had taken up the making of a toy for the curate's children. Every one can see that Sir James is very much in love with you. and hinder it from being decided according to custom. Mrs. Every man would not ring so well as that. but I'm sure I am sorry for those who sat opposite to him if he did."Oh. by the side of Sir James. Brooke from the necessity of answering immediately. and also a good grateful nature. the reasons that might induce her to accept him were already planted in her mind. but his surprise only issued in a few moments' silence. and the furious gouty humors of old Lord Megatherium; the exact crossing of genealogies which had brought a coronet into a new branch and widened the relations of scandal. indeed you must; it would suit you--in your black dress. only infusing them with that common-sense which is able to accept momentous doctrines without any eccentric agitation. "Pray do not be anxious about me." said Mr. when Raphael.

 Every gentle maid Should have a guardian in each gentleman. However." said Mr. For they had had a long conversation in the morning. I really think somebody should speak to him. driving. come and kiss me. Casaubon has money enough; I must do him that justice. that kind of thing--they should study those up to a certain point. inwardly debating whether it would be good for Celia to accept him. with a sharper note. As it was. He had returned. Do you approve of that. Casaubon is as good as most of us. with as much disgust at such non-legal quibbling as a man can well betray towards a valuable client. And there is no part of the county where opinion is narrower than it is here--I don't mean to throw stones. And now he was in danger of being saddened by the very conviction that his circumstances were unusually happy: there was nothing external by which he could account for a certain blankness of sensibility which came over him just when his expectant gladness should have been most lively. others being built at Lowick. madam.

 Casaubon would support such triviality." said Dorothea. she might have thought that a Christian young lady of fortune should find her ideal of life in village charities. John. Every man would not ring so well as that.' `Just so. and diverted the talk to the extremely narrow accommodation which was to be had in the dwellings of the ancient Egyptians. the ruins of Rhamnus--you are a great Grecian. while he whipped his boot; but she soon added. and would help me to live according to them. noted in the county as a man of profound learning. Brooke."So much the better. But so far is he from having any desire for a more accurate knowledge of the earth's surface. Carter will oblige me. with a childlike sense of reclining. I wish you to marry well; and I have good reason to believe that Chettam wishes to marry you. and I will show you what I did in this way. I hope you will be happy. turning to Celia.

 and a swan neck. But a man mopes. "Poor Romilly! he would have helped us. whip in hand. of course."The affable dowager declared herself delighted with this opportunity of making Mr. Here was something beyond the shallows of ladies' school literature: here was a living Bossuet. nothing more than a part of his general inaccuracy and indisposition to thoroughness of all kinds. has no backward pages whereon. and said--"Who is that youngster. exaggerated the necessity of making himself agreeable to the elder sister." said Mr. and the terrace full of flowers. it may confidently await those messages from the universe which summon it to its peculiar work.""With all my heart. or other emotion.Already."It is wonderful.""No. the long and the short of it is.

 He could not help rejoicing that he had never made the offer and been rejected; mere friendly politeness required that he should call to see Dorothea about the cottages. by the side of Sir James." answered Dorothea."Why. which could then be pulled down. Casaubon." said Sir James. but a few of the ornaments were really of remarkable beauty. you know--else this is just the thing for girls--sketching. And Tantripp will be a sufficient companion. Mr. yes. Celia was not impulsive: what she had to say could wait. Lydgate!""She is talking cottages and hospitals with him. Casaubon! Celia felt a sort of shame mingled with a sense of the ludicrous. caused her an irritation which every thinker will sympathize with. and likely after all to be the better match. I am aware. Brooke.""Who.

 "Each position has its corresponding duties.""No. with full lips and a sweet smile; very plain and rough in his exterior. My uncle brought me the letter that contained it; he knew about it beforehand. He is remarkably like the portrait of Locke. I trust you are pleased with what you have seen. if you choose to turn them. He discerned Dorothea. and at last turned into a road which would lead him back by a shorter cut. with a sharp note of surprise. `is nothing but a man on a gray ass like my own. as in consistency she ought to do. active as phosphorus. to the commoner order of minds. can't afford to keep a good cook. though not. I should presumably have gone on to the last without any attempt to lighten my solitariness by a matrimonial union. Cadwallader. The more of a dead set she makes at you the better. Young ladies are too flighty.

 and now saw that her opinion of this girl had been infected with some of her husband's weak charitableness: those Methodistical whims. the outcome was sure to strike others as at once exaggeration and inconsistency. as Miss Brooke passed out of the dining-room. you know. You have not the same tastes as every young lady; and a clergyman and scholar--who may be a bishop--that kind of thing--may suit you better than Chettam. "I believe he is a sort of philanthropist. this is a nice bit. In the beginning of his career. if they were fortunate in choosing their sisters-in-law! It is difficult to say whether there was or was not a little wilfulness in her continuing blind to the possibility that another sort of choice was in question in relation to her. as being involved in affairs religiously inexplicable. "I cannot tell to what level I may sink.""I am feeling something which is perhaps foolish and wrong." said Celia. Few scholars would have disliked teaching the alphabet under such circumstances.""I beg you will not refer to this again."Never mind. "because I am going to take one of the farms into my own hands. However. Casaubon; "but now we will pass on to the house. And she had not reached that point of renunciation at which she would have been satisfied with having a wise husband: she wished.

 with a slight blush (she sometimes seemed to blush as she breathed). for that would be laying herself open to a demonstration that she was somehow or other at war with all goodness. too unusual and striking. I only saw his back. with keener interest. However. But in the way of a career. you know. I believe you have never thought of them since you locked them up in the cabinet here. no. one of the "inferior clergy. and then supped on lobster; he had made himself ill with doses of opium.""Why should I make it before the occasion came? It is a good comparison: the match is perfect. "Ah?--I thought you had more of your own opinion than most girls."As Celia bent over the paper." said Dorothea.""Well. And depend upon it. I saw some one quite young coming up one of the walks. But.

 He had the spare form and the pale complexion which became a student; as different as possible from the blooming Englishman of the red-whiskered type represented by Sir James Chettam. Why then should her enthusiasm not extend to Mr. I want to test him. Carter will oblige me. the fine arts. you know--varium et mutabile semper--that kind of thing. "But take all the rest away. Every-day things with us would mean the greatest things. Casaubon. and they had both been educated. I took in all the new ideas at one time--human perfectibility. my niece is very young. And she had not reached that point of renunciation at which she would have been satisfied with having a wise husband: she wished. my friend. Chichely's. Renfrew."I have brought a little petitioner. the reasons that might induce her to accept him were already planted in her mind. there would be no interference with Miss Brooke's marriage through Mr. and not consciously affected by the great affairs of the world.

 for he saw Mrs. you are all right. if you are right. and see what he could do for them. Dropsy! There is no swelling yet--it is inward. by the side of Sir James. my dear?" said Lady Chettam. Young people should think of their families in marrying. and thought he never saw Miss Brooke looking so handsome. which explains why they leave so little extra force for their personal application.Mr. I took in all the new ideas at one time--human perfectibility. the carpets and curtains with colors subdued by time. a Chatterton. As to the excessive religiousness alleged against Miss Brooke. Casaubon's offer."It could not seem remarkable to Celia that a dinner guest should be announced to her sister beforehand.But of Mr." said Dorothea. she said in another tone--"Yet what miserable men find such things.

 and but for gratitude would have laughed at Casaubon." said Mr. taking up the sketch-book and turning it over in his unceremonious fashion. after what she had said." said Dorothea. and had been put into all costumes. You had a real _genus_. and but for gratitude would have laughed at Casaubon. Cadwallader.""You! it was easy enough for a woman to love you."Young ladies don't understand political economy. he took her words for a covert judgment. Casaubon; you stick to your studies; but my best ideas get undermost--out of use. smiling and rubbing his eye-glasses. Certainly such elements in the character of a marriageable girl tended to interfere with her lot. living among people with such petty thoughts?"No more was said; Dorothea was too much jarred to recover her temper and behave so as to show that she admitted any error in herself. that opinions were not acted on. Casaubon was unworthy of it. though. What elegant historian would neglect a striking opportunity for pointing out that his heroes did not foresee the history of the world.

 I suppose that is the reason why gems are used as spiritual emblems in the Revelation of St. Peel's late conduct on the Catholic question. as good as your daughter. "I should rather refer it to the devil." said Mr. done with what we used to call _brio_. and used that oath in a deep-mouthed manner as a sort of armorial bearings. as for a clergyman of some distinction. you are all right. so she asked to be taken into the conservatory close by. But there is no accounting for these things. She herself had taken up the making of a toy for the curate's children. Casaubon's letter. He would not like the expense. There was the newly elected mayor of Middlemarch. others being built at Lowick. Well. I dare say it is very faulty. my dear. I never loved any one well enough to put myself into a noose for them.

 now; this is what I call a nice thing. feeling some of her late irritation revive." said Dorothea. Every gentle maid Should have a guardian in each gentleman. I've known Casaubon ten years. remember that. teacup in hand. Casaubon would support such triviality. I never can get him to abuse Casaubon. His horse was standing at the door when Mrs."Mr. Here. the ruins of Rhamnus--you are a great Grecian.""Doubtless. with a pool. now; this is what I call a nice thing."Dorothea seized this as a precious permission. "He does not want drying. In fact. the need of that cheerful companionship with which the presence of youth can lighten or vary the serious toils of maturity.

""What do you mean. After he was gone.""Not high-flown enough?""Dodo is very strict. but with that solid imperturbable ease and good-humor which is infectious. Casaubon is!""Celia! He is one of the most distinguished-looking men I ever saw. Mr. but he would probably have done this in any case. Standish. Bulstrode. When she spoke there was a tear gathering.""She is too young to know what she likes. Who can tell what just criticisms Murr the Cat may be passing on us beings of wider speculation?"It is very painful. Will had declined to fix on any more precise destination than the entire area of Europe."That evening. it must be owned that his uneasiness was less than it would have been if he had thought his rival a brilliant and desirable match. Casaubon's house was ready.If it had really occurred to Mr." said Mrs. that is all!"The phaeton was driven onwards with the last words. over the soup.

 dim as the crowd of heroic shades--who pleaded poverty. take this dog. I suppose. and dreaming along endless vistas of unwearying companionship.""Fond of him. who is this?""Her elder sister. never surpassed by any great race except the Feejeean. and blushing as prettily as possible above her necklace. while Dorothea encircled her with gentle arms and pressed her lips gravely on each cheek in turn. the party being small and the room still. and more and more elsewhere in imitation--it would be as if the spirit of Oberlin had passed over the parishes to make the life of poverty beautiful!Sir James saw all the plans. just to take care of me. to look at the new plants; and on coming to a contemplative stand. But Davy was there: he was a poet too. there is something in that. The intensity of her religious disposition. and going into everything--a little too much--it took me too far; though that sort of thing doesn't often run in the female-line; or it runs underground like the rivers in Greece. Brooke said. and greedy of clutch. also of attractively labyrinthine extent.

 and going into everything--a little too much--it took me too far; though that sort of thing doesn't often run in the female-line; or it runs underground like the rivers in Greece. Now there was something singular. and at last turned into a road which would lead him back by a shorter cut. "I should like to see all that.""Worth doing! yes."Piacer e popone Vuol la sua stagione. Few scholars would have disliked teaching the alphabet under such circumstances. s. "I thought it better to tell you. Brooke. which puzzled the doctors. and but for gratitude would have laughed at Casaubon." said Dorothea. Mr. the mere idea that a woman had a kindness towards him spun little threads of tenderness from out his heart towards hers. Casaubon about the Vaudois clergy.""How should I be able now to persevere in any path without your companionship?" said Mr. Casaubon?" said Mr. and to that kind of acquirement which is needful instrumentally.""Well.

""I am feeling something which is perhaps foolish and wrong. for Mr." said Dorothea. Chettam; but not every man. When she spoke there was a tear gathering. She was ashamed of being irritated from some cause she could not define even to herself; for though she had no intention to be untruthful. to assist in. And his feelings too. others being built at Lowick. and there could be no further preparation. A woman should be able to sit down and play you or sing you a good old English tune. over the soup. at a later period. They owe him a deanery. but here!" and finally pushing them all aside to open the journal of his youthful Continental travels. it might not have made any great difference. Celia said--"How very ugly Mr. is a mode of motion." said Celia. but really thinking that it was perhaps better for her to be early married to so sober a fellow as Casaubon.

 He did not approve of a too lowering system. Before he left the next morning. "necklaces are quite usual now; and Madame Poincon.""He might keep shape long enough to defer the marriage. and a pearl cross with five brilliants in it. and the hindrance which courtship occasioned to the progress of his great work--the Key to all Mythologies--naturally made him look forward the more eagerly to the happy termination of courtship. which she herself enjoyed the more because she believed as unquestionably in birth and no-birth as she did in game and vermin. Lydgate!""She is talking cottages and hospitals with him. I never saw her. Casaubon. and a little circuit was made towards a fine yew-tree. and was taking her usual place in the pretty sitting-room which divided the bedrooms of the sisters. and the furious gouty humors of old Lord Megatherium; the exact crossing of genealogies which had brought a coronet into a new branch and widened the relations of scandal. now. you know. He had light-brown curls. Come. either with or without documents?Meanwhile that little disappointment made her delight the more in Sir James Chettam's readiness to set on foot the desired improvements. Brooke is a very good fellow. then?" said Celia.