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A Vagabond Chapter

           

           Howwellsherememberedtheplace!Shegrinnedasshelookedupatthelittleentresolwhichshehadoccupied,andthoughtoftheBareacresfamily,bawlingforhorsesandflight,astheircarriagestoodintheporte-cochereofthehotel.ShewenttoWaterlooandtoLaeken,whereGeorgeOsborne’smonumentmuchstruckher.Shemadealittlesketchofit."ThatpoorCupid!"shesaid;"howdreadfullyhewasinlovewithme,andwhatafoolhewas!IwonderwhetherlittleEmmyisalive.Itwasagoodlittlecreature;andthatfatbrotherofhers.Ihavehisfunnyfatpicturestillamongmypapers.Theywerekindsimplepeople."

           AtBrusselsBeckyarrived,recommendedbyMadamedeSaintAmourtoherfriend,MadamelaComtessedeBorodino,widowofNapoleon’sGeneral,thefamousCountdeBorodino,whowasleftwithnoresourcebythedeceasedherobutthatofatabled’hoteandanecartetable.Second-ratedandiesandroues,widow-ladieswhoalwayshavealawsuit,andverysimpleEnglishfolks,whofancytheysee"Continentalsociety"atthesehouses,putdowntheirmoney,oratetheirmeals,atMadamedeBorodino’stables.Thegallantyoungfellowstreatedthecompanyroundtochampagneatthetabled’hote,rodeoutwiththewomen,orhiredhorsesoncountryexcursions,clubbedmoneytotakeboxesattheplayortheopera,bettedoverthefairshouldersoftheladiesattheecartetables,andwrotehometotheirparentsinDevonshireabouttheirfelicitousintroductiontoforeignsociety.

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