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Crawley of Queen’s Crawley

           Itwillbeseenthattheyoungladywascomeintoafamilyofverygenteelconnexions,andwasabouttomoveinamuchmoredistinguishedcirclethanthathumbleonewhichshehadjustquittedinRussellSquare.

           Shehadreceivedherorderstojoinherpupils,inanotewhichwaswrittenuponanoldenvelope,andwhichcontainedthefollowingwords:

           SirPittCrawleybegsMissSharpandbaggidgemaybehearonTuesday,asIleafforQueen’sCrawleyto-morrowmorningERLY.

           GreatGauntStreet.

           RebeccahadneverseenaBaronet,asfarassheknew,andassoonasshehadtakenleaveofAmelia,andcountedtheguineaswhichgood-naturedMr.Sedleyhadputintoapurseforher,andassoonasshehaddonewipinghereyeswithherhandkerchief(whichoperationsheconcludedtheverymomentthecarriagehadturnedthecornerofthestreet),shebegantodepictinherownmindwhataBaronetmustbe."Iwonder,doeshewearastar?"thoughtshe,"orisitonlylordsthatwearstars?Buthewillbeveryhandsomelydressedinacourtsuit,withruffles,andhishairalittlepowdered,likeMr.WroughtonatCoventGarden.Isupposehewillbeawfullyproud,andthatIshallbetreatedmostcontemptuously.

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