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A Vagabond Chapter

           Crawleywasanangel,herhusbandaruffian,LordSteyneanunprincipledwretch,aseverybodyknew,andthewholecaseagainstMrs.CrawleyaninfamousandwickedconspiracyofthatrascalWenham."Ifyouwereamanofanyspirit,Mr.Eagles,youwouldboxthewretch’searsthenexttimeyouseehimattheClub,"shesaidtoherhusband.ButEagleswasonlyaquietoldgentleman,husbandtoMrs.Eagles,withatasteforgeology,andnottallenoughtoreachanybody’sears.

           TheEaglesthenpatronizedMrs.Rawdon,tookhertolivewithheratherownhouseatParis,quarrelledwiththeambassador’swifebecauseshewouldnotreceiveherprotegee,anddidallthatlayinwoman’spowertokeepBeckystraightinthepathsofvirtueandgoodrepute.

           Beckywasveryrespectableandorderlyatfirst,butthelifeofhumdrumvirtuegrewutterlytedioustoherbeforelong.Itwasthesameroutineeveryday,thesamedulnessandcomfort,thesamedriveoverthesamestupidBoisdeBoulogne,thesamecompanyofanevening,thesameBlair’sSermonofaSundaynightthesameoperaalwaysbeingactedoverandoveragain;Beckywasdyingofweariness,when,luckilyforher,youngMr.EaglescamefromCambridge,andhismother,seeingtheimpressionwhichherlittlefriendmadeuponhim,straightwaygaveBeckywarning.

           Thenshetriedkeepinghousewithafemalefriend;thenthedoublemenagebegantoquarrelandgetintodebt.

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