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None
the
less
they
came
to
Stone
Court
daily
and
sat
below
at
the
post
of
duty
,
sometimes
carrying
on
a
slow
dialogue
in
an
undertone
in
which
the
observation
and
response
were
so
far
apart
,
that
any
one
hearing
them
might
have
imagined
himself
listening
to
speaking
automata
,
in
some
doubt
whether
the
ingenious
mechanism
would
really
work
,
or
wind
itself
up
for
a
long
time
in
order
to
stick
and
be
silent
.
Solomon
and
Jane
would
have
been
sorry
to
be
quick
:
what
that
led
to
might
be
seen
on
the
other
side
of
the
wall
in
the
person
of
Brother
Jonah
.
But
their
watch
in
the
wainscoted
parlor
was
sometimes
varied
by
the
presence
of
other
guests
from
far
or
near
.
Now
that
Peter
Featherstone
was
up
-
stairs
,
his
property
could
be
discussed
with
all
that
local
enlightenment
to
be
found
on
the
spot
:
some
rural
and
Middlemarch
neighbors
expressed
much
agreement
with
the
family
and
sympathy
with
their
interest
against
the
Vincys
,
and
feminine
visitors
were
even
moved
to
tears
,
in
conversation
with
Mrs
.
Waule
,
when
they
recalled
the
fact
that
they
themselves
had
been
disappointed
in
times
past
by
codicils
and
marriages
for
spite
on
the
part
of
ungrateful
elderly
gentlemen
,
who
,
it
might
have
been
supposed
,
had
been
spared
for
something
better
.
Such
conversation
paused
suddenly
,
like
an
organ
when
the
bellows
are
let
drop
,
if
Mary
Garth
came
into
the
room
;
and
all
eyes
were
turned
on
her
as
a
possible
legatee
,
or
one
who
might
get
access
to
iron
chests
.
But
the
younger
men
who
were
relatives
or
connections
of
the
family
,
were
disposed
to
admire
her
in
this
problematic
light
,
as
a
girl
who
showed
much
conduct
,
and
who
among
all
the
chances
that
were
flying
might
turn
out
to
be
at
least
a
moderate
prize
.
Hence
she
had
her
share
of
compliments
and
polite
attentions
.
Especially
from
Mr
.
Borthrop
Trumbull
,
a
distinguished
bachelor
and
auctioneer
of
those
parts
,
much
concerned
in
the
sale
of
land
and
cattle
:
a
public
character
,
indeed
,
whose
name
was
seen
on
widely
distributed
placards
,
and
who
might
reasonably
be
sorry
for
those
who
did
not
know
of
him
.
He
was
second
cousin
to
Peter
Featherstone
,
and
had
been
treated
by
him
with
more
amenity
than
any
other
relative
,
being
useful
in
matters
of
business
;
and
in
that
programme
of
his
funeral
which
the
old
man
had
himself
dictated
,
he
had
been
named
as
a
Bearer
.
There
was
no
odious
cupidity
in
Mr
.
Borthrop
Trumbull
—
nothing
more
than
a
sincere
sense
of
his
own
merit
,
which
,
he
was
aware
,
in
case
of
rivalry
might
tell
against
competitors
;
so
that
if
Peter
Featherstone
,
who
so
far
as
he
,
Trumbull
,
was
concerned
,
had
behaved
like
as
good
a
soul
as
ever
breathed
,
should
have
done
anything
handsome
by
him
,
all
he
could
say
was
,
that
he
had
never
fished
and
fawned
,
but
had
advised
him
to
the
best
of
his
experience
,
which
now
extended
over
twenty
years
from
the
time
of
his
apprenticeship
at
fifteen
,
and
was
likely
to
yield
a
knowledge
of
no
surreptitious
kind
.
His
admiration
was
far
from
being
confined
to
himself
,
but
was
accustomed
professionally
as
well
as
privately
to
delight
in
estimating
things
at
a
high
rate
.
He
was
an
amateur
of
superior
phrases
,
and
never
used
poor
language
without
immediately
correcting
himself
—
which
was
fortunate
,
as
he
was
rather
loud
,
and
given
to
predominate
,
standing
or
walking
about
frequently
,
pulling
down
his
waistcoat
with
the
air
of
a
man
who
is
very
much
of
his
own
opinion
,
trimming
himself
rapidly
with
his
fore
-
finger
,
and
marking
each
new
series
in
these
movements
by
a
busy
play
with
his
large
seals
.
There
was
occasionally
a
little
fierceness
in
his
demeanor
,
but
it
was
directed
chiefly
against
false
opinion
,
of
which
there
is
so
much
to
correct
in
the
world
that
a
man
of
some
reading
and
experience
necessarily
has
his
patience
tried
.
He
felt
that
the
Featherstone
family
generally
was
of
limited
understanding
,
but
being
a
man
of
the
world
and
a
public
character
,
took
everything
as
a
matter
of
course
,
and
even
went
to
converse
with
Mr
.
Jonah
and
young
Cranch
in
the
kitchen
,
not
doubting
that
he
had
impressed
the
latter
greatly
by
his
leading
questions
concerning
the
Chalky
Flats
.
If
anybody
had
observed
that
Mr
.
Borthrop
Trumbull
,
being
an
auctioneer
,
was
bound
to
know
the
nature
of
everything
,
he
would
have
smiled
and
trimmed
himself
silently
with
the
sense
that
he
came
pretty
near
that
.
On
the
whole
,
in
an
auctioneering
way
,
he
was
an
honorable
man
,
not
ashamed
of
his
business
,
and
feeling
that
"
the
celebrated
Peel
,
now
Sir
Robert
,
"
if
introduced
to
him
,
would
not
fail
to
recognize
his
importance
.
"
I
don
’
t
mind
if
I
have
a
slice
of
that
ham
,
and
a
glass
of
that
ale
,
Miss
Garth
,
if
you
will
allow
me
,
"
he
said
,
coming
into
the
parlor
at
half
-
past
eleven
,
after
having
had
the
exceptional
privilege
of
seeing
old
Featherstone
,
and
standing
with
his
back
to
the
fire
between
Mrs
.
Waule
and
Solomon
.
"
It
’
s
not
necessary
for
you
to
go
out
;
—
let
me
ring
the
bell
.
"
"
Thank
you
,
"
said
Mary
,
"
I
have
an
errand
.
"
