A Vagabond Chapter

           WemustpassoverapartofMrs.RebeccaCrawley’sbiographywiththatlightnessanddelicacywhichtheworlddemandsthemoralworld,thathas,perhaps,noparticularobjectiontovice,butaninsuperablerepugnancetohearingvicecalledbyitspropername.TherearethingswedoandknowperfectlywellinVanityFair,thoughweneverspeakofthem:astheAhrimaniansworshipthedevil,butdon’tmentionhim:andapolitepublicwillnomorebeartoreadanauthenticdescriptionofvicethanatrulyrefinedEnglishorAmericanfemalewillpermitthewordbreechestobepronouncedinherchastehearing.Andyet,madam,botharewalkingtheworldbeforeourfaceseveryday,withoutmuchshockingus.Ifyouweretoblusheverytimetheywentby,whatcomplexionsyouwouldhave!Itisonlywhentheirnaughtynamesarecalledoutthatyourmodestyhasanyoccasiontoshowalarmorsenseofoutrage,andithasbeenthewishofthepresentwriter,allthroughthisstory,deferentiallytosubmittothefashionatpresentprevailing,andonlytohintattheexistenceofwickednessinalight,easy,andagreeablemanner,sothatnobody’sfinefeelingsmaybeoffended.IdefyanyonetosaythatourBecky,whohascertainlysomevices,hasnotbeenpresentedtothepublicinaperfectlygenteelandinoffensivemanner.

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