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"I quite agree with you," said Dorothea, at once fascinated by the

situation sketched in Lydgate's words "But what is there against Mr

Bulstrode? I know that ious tone," said Lydgate, breaking off

there

"That is all the stronger reason for despising such an opposition,"

said Dorothea, looking at the affairs of Middlereat persecutions

"To put the matter quite fairly, they have other objections to him:--he

is masterful and rather unsociable, and he is concerned with trade,

which has co about But what

has that to do with the question whether it would not be a fine thing

to establish here a more valuable hospital than any they have in the

county? The immediate motive to the opposition, however, is the fact

that Bulstrode has put the lad of that It gives ood

work,--and I am aware that I have to justify his choice of me But the

consequence is, that the whole profession in Middleainst the Hospital, and not only refuse to