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Dorothea
’
s
tone
and
manner
were
not
more
energetic
than
they
had
been
when
she
was
at
the
head
of
her
uncle
’
s
table
nearly
three
years
before
,
and
her
experience
since
had
given
her
more
right
to
express
a
decided
opinion
.
But
Sir
James
Chettam
was
no
longer
the
diffident
and
acquiescent
suitor
:
he
was
the
anxious
brother
-
in
-
law
,
with
a
devout
admiration
for
his
sister
,
but
with
a
constant
alarm
lest
she
should
fall
under
some
new
illusion
almost
as
bad
as
marrying
Casaubon
.
He
smiled
much
less
;
when
he
said
"
Exactly
"
it
was
more
often
an
introduction
to
a
dissentient
opinion
than
in
those
submissive
bachelor
days
;
and
Dorothea
found
to
her
surprise
that
she
had
to
resolve
not
to
be
afraid
of
him
—
all
the
more
because
he
was
really
her
best
friend
.
He
disagreed
with
her
now
.
"
But
,
Dorothea
,
"
he
said
,
remonstrantly
,
"
you
can
’
t
undertake
to
manage
a
man
’
s
life
for
him
in
that
way
.
Lydgate
must
know
—
at
least
he
will
soon
come
to
know
how
he
stands
.
If
he
can
clear
himself
,
he
will
.
He
must
act
for
himself
.
"
"
I
think
his
friends
must
wait
till
they
find
an
opportunity
,
"
added
Mr
.
Farebrother
.
"
It
is
possible
—
I
have
often
felt
so
much
weakness
in
myself
that
I
can
conceive
even
a
man
of
honorable
disposition
,
such
as
I
have
always
believed
Lydgate
to
be
,
succumbing
to
such
a
temptation
as
that
of
accepting
money
which
was
offered
more
or
less
indirectly
as
a
bribe
to
insure
his
silence
about
scandalous
facts
long
gone
by
.
I
say
,
I
can
conceive
this
,
if
he
were
under
the
pressure
of
hard
circumstances
—
if
he
had
been
harassed
as
I
feel
sure
Lydgate
has
been
.
I
would
not
believe
anything
worse
of
him
except
under
stringent
proof
.
But
there
is
the
terrible
Nemesis
following
on
some
errors
,
that
it
is
always
possible
for
those
who
like
it
to
interpret
them
into
a
crime
:
there
is
no
proof
in
favor
of
the
man
outside
his
own
consciousness
and
assertion
.
"
"
Oh
,
how
cruel
!
"
said
Dorothea
,
clasping
her
hands
.
"
And
would
you
not
like
to
be
the
one
person
who
believed
in
that
man
’
s
innocence
,
if
the
rest
of
the
world
belied
him
?
Besides
,
there
is
a
man
’
s
character
beforehand
to
speak
for
him
.
"
"
But
,
my
dear
Mrs
.
Casaubon
,
"
said
Mr
.
Farebrother
,
smiling
gently
at
her
ardor
,
"
character
is
not
cut
in
marble
—
it
is
not
something
solid
and
unalterable
.
It
is
something
living
and
changing
,
and
may
become
diseased
as
our
bodies
do
.
"
"
Then
it
may
be
rescued
and
healed
,
"
said
Dorothea
"
I
should
not
be
afraid
of
asking
Mr
.
Lydgate
to
tell
me
the
truth
,
that
I
might
help
him
.
Why
should
I
be
afraid
?
Now
that
I
am
not
to
have
the
land
,
James
,
I
might
do
as
Mr
.
Bulstrode
proposed
,
and
take
his
place
in
providing
for
the
Hospital
;
and
I
have
to
consult
Mr
.
Lydgate
,
to
know
thoroughly
what
are
the
prospects
of
doing
good
by
keeping
up
the
present
plans
.
There
is
the
best
opportunity
in
the
world
for
me
to
ask
for
his
confidence
;
and
he
would
be
able
to
tell
me
things
which
might
make
all
the
circumstances
clear
.
Then
we
would
all
stand
by
him
and
bring
him
out
of
his
trouble
.
People
glorify
all
sorts
of
bravery
except
the
bravery
they
might
show
on
behalf
of
their
nearest
neighbors
.
"
Dorothea
’
s
eyes
had
a
moist
brightness
in
them
,
and
the
changed
tones
of
her
voice
roused
her
uncle
,
who
began
to
listen
.
"
It
is
true
that
a
woman
may
venture
on
some
efforts
of
sympathy
which
would
hardly
succeed
if
we
men
undertook
them
,
"
said
Mr
.
Farebrother
,
almost
converted
by
Dorothea
’
s
ardor
.
"
Surely
,
a
woman
is
bound
to
be
cautious
and
listen
to
those
who
know
the
world
better
than
she
does
.
"
said
Sir
James
,
with
his
little
frown
.
"
Whatever
you
do
in
the
end
,
Dorothea
,
you
should
really
keep
back
at
present
,
and
not
volunteer
any
meddling
with
this
Bulstrode
business
.
We
don
’
t
know
yet
what
may
turn
up
.
You
must
agree
with
me
?
"
he
ended
,
looking
at
Mr
.
Farebrother
.
