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           Heisofaworthypresence,withhislight-greyhairandwhiskers,hisfineshirt-frill,hispure-whitewaistcoat,andhisbluecoatwithbrightbuttonsalwaysbuttoned.Heisceremonious,stately,mostpoliteoneveryoccasiontomyLady,andholdsherpersonalattractionsinthehighestestimation.HisgallantrytomyLady,whichhasneverchangedsincehecourtedher,istheonelittletouchofromanticfancyinhim.Indeed,hemarriedherforlove.Awhisperstillgoesaboutthatshehadnotevenfamily;howbeit,SirLeicesterhadsomuchfamilythatperhapshehadenoughandcoulddispensewithanymore.Butshehadbeauty,pride,ambition,insolentresolve,andsenseenoughtoportionoutalegionoffineladies.Wealthandstation,addedtothese,soonfloatedherupward,andforyearsnowmyLadyDedlockhasbeenatthecentreofthefashionableintelligenceandatthetopofthefashionabletree.HowAlexanderweptwhenhehadnomoreworldstoconquer,everybodyknowsorhassomereasontoknowbythistime,thematterhavingbeenratherfrequentlymentioned.MyLadyDedlock,havingconqueredHERworld,fellnotintothemelting,butratherintothefreezing,mood.Anexhaustedcomposure,aworn-outplacidity,anequanimityoffatiguenottoberuffledbyinterestorsatisfaction,arethetrophiesofhervictory.Sheisperfectlywell-bred.Ifshecouldbetranslatedtoheavento-morrow,shemightbeexpectedtoascendwithoutanyrapture.Shehasbeautystill,andifitbenotinitsheyday,itisnotyetinitsautumn.

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