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“ She is a noble creature , ” said the loyal - hearted Sir James . He had just had a fresh impression of this kind , as he had seen Dorothea stretching her tender arm under her husband’s neck and looking at him with unspeakable sorrow . He did not know how much penitence there was in the sorrow . “ Yes , ” said Celia , thinking it was very well for Sir James to say so , but he would not have been comfortable with Dodo . “ Shall I go to her ? Could I help her , do you think ? ” “ I think it would be well for you just to go and see her before Lydgate comes , ” said Sir James , magnanimously . “ Only don’t stay long . ” While Celia was gone he walked up and down remembering what he had originally felt about Dorothea’s engagement , and feeling a revival of his disgust at Mr . Brooke’s indifference . If Cadwallader — if every one else had regarded the affair as he , Sir James , had done , the marriage might have been hindered . It was wicked to let a young girl blindly decide her fate in that way , without any effort to save her . Sir James had long ceased to have any regrets on his own account : his heart was satisfied with his engagement to Celia . But he had a chivalrous nature ( was not the disinterested service of woman among the ideal glories of old chivalry ? ) : his disregarded love had not turned to bitterness ; its death had made sweet odors — floating memories that clung with a consecrating effect to Dorothea . He could remain her brotherly friend , interpreting her actions with generous trustfulness . CHAPTER XXX . Qui veut délasser hors de propos , lasse . — PASCAL . Mr . Casaubon had no second attack of equal severity with the first , and in a few days began to recover his usual condition . But Lydgate seemed to think the case worth a great deal of attention . He not only used his stethoscope ( which had not become a matter of course in practice at that time ) , but sat quietly by his patient and watched him . To Mr . Casaubon’s questions about himself , he replied that the source of the illness was the common error of intellectual men — a too eager and monotonous application : the remedy was , to be satisfied with moderate work , and to seek variety of relaxation . Mr . Brooke , who sat by on one occasion , suggested that Mr . Casaubon should go fishing , as Cadwallader did , and have a turning - room , make toys , table - legs , and that kind of thing . “ In short , you recommend me to anticipate the arrival of my second childhood , ” said poor Mr . Casaubon , with some bitterness . “ These things , ” he added , looking at Lydgate , “ would be to me such relaxation as tow - picking is to prisoners in a house of correction . ” “ I confess , ” said Lydgate , smiling , “ amusement is rather an unsatisfactory prescription . It is something like telling people to keep up their spirits . Perhaps I had better say , that you must submit to be mildly bored rather than to go on working . ”
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