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A Vagabond Chapter

           

           SoourlittlewandererwentaboutsettinguphertentinvariouscitiesofEurope,asrestlessasUlyssesorBampfyldeMooreCarew.Hertastefordisrespectabilitygrewmoreandmoreremarkable.ShebecameaperfectBohemianerelong,herdingwithpeoplewhomitwouldmakeyourhairstandonendtomeet.

           ThereisnotownofanymarkinEuropebutithasitslittlecolonyofEnglishraffsmenwhosenamesMr.HemptheofficerreadsoutperiodicallyattheSheriffs’Courtyounggentlemenofverygoodfamilyoften,onlythatthelatterdisownsthem;frequentersofbilliard-roomsandestaminets,patronsofforeignracesandgaming-tables.Theypeoplethedebtors’prisonstheydrinkandswaggertheyfightandbrawltheyrunawaywithoutpayingtheyhaveduelswithFrenchandGermanofficerstheycheatMr.SpooneyatecartetheygetthemoneyanddriveofftoBadeninmagnificentbritzkastheytrytheirinfalliblemartingaleandlurkaboutthetableswithemptypockets,shabbybullies,pennilessbucks,untiltheycanswindleaJewbankerwithashambillofexchange,orfindanotherMr.Spooneytorob.Thealternationsofsplendourandmiserywhichthesepeopleundergoareveryqueertoview.Theirlifemustbeoneofgreatexcitement.Beckymustitbeowned?tooktothislife,andtooktoitnotunkindly.ShewentaboutfromtowntotownamongtheseBohemians.TheluckyMrs.Rawdonwasknownateveryplay-tableinGermany.SheandMadamedeCruchecasseekepthouseatFlorencetogether.

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