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           HehadhisprettyRose,andwhatmoreneedamanrequirethantopleasehimself?Soheusedtogetdrunkeverynight:tobeathisprettyRosesometimes:toleaveherinHampshirewhenhewenttoLondonfortheparliamentarysession,withoutasinglefriendinthewideworld.EvenMrs.ButeCrawley,theRector’swife,refusedtovisither,asshesaidshewouldnevergivethepastoatradesman’sdaughter.

           AstheonlyendowmentswithwhichNaturehadgiftedLadyCrawleywerethoseofpinkcheeksandawhiteskin,andasshehadnosortofcharacter,nortalents,noropinions,noroccupations,noramusements,northatvigourofsoulandferocityoftemperwhichoftenfallstothelotofentirelyfoolishwomen,herholduponSirPitt’saffectionswasnotverygreat.Herrosesfadedoutofhercheeks,andtheprettyfreshnessleftherfigureafterthebirthofacoupleofchildren,andshebecameameremachineinherhusband’shouseofnomoreusethanthelateLadyCrawley’sgrandpiano.Beingalight-complexionedwoman,sheworelightclothes,asmostblondeswill,andappeared,inpreference,indraggledsea-green,orslatternlysky-blue.Sheworkedthatworsteddayandnight,orotherpieceslikeit.ShehadcounterpanesinthecourseofafewyearstoallthebedsinCrawley.Shehadasmallflower-garden,forwhichshehadratheranaffection;butbeyondthisnootherlikeordisliking.Whenherhusbandwasrudetohershewasapathetic:wheneverhestruckhershecried.

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